Osteomyelitis

Clinic

• OM is an infection of bone
• The cause is usually a bacterial infection, but rarely can be a fungal infection
• Symptoms may include pain in a specific bone with overlying redness, fever, and weakness and inability to walk
• Enlarged lymph nodes may be present.
• Osteomyelitis is an infective process that encompasses all of the bone (osseous) components, including the bone marrow.
• When it is chronic, it can lead to bone sclerosis and deformity.

Causes

• Staphylococcus aureus
• Enterobacter species
• Group A and B Streptococcus species
• Enterobacter or Streptococcus species
• Salmonella species
• Systemic mycotic infections may also cause osteomyelitis.(Blastomyces dermatitidis and Coccidioides immitis)
• Tuberculosis

Miasms

• MTB
• GABHS