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Osteomyelitis - Symptom

Symptoms:

Bone pain
Fever
General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill-feeling (malaise)
Local swelling, redness, and warmth
Nausea

Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:

Signs and tests:

A physical examination shows bone tenderness and possibly swelling and redness.

Tests may include:

Blood cultures
Bone lesion biopsy
Bone scan
MRI
Needle aspiration of the area around affected bones

This disease may alter the results of the following tests:

Bone x-ray
C-reactive protein (CRP)

X-ray

Skeleton

Osteomyelitis

Reviewed last on: 9/3/2008
D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Berbari EF, Steckelberg JM. Osmon DR. Osteomyelitis. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 6th ed. London: Churchill Livingstone; 2005:chap 99.

Espinoza LR. Infections of Bursae, Joints, and Bones. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 293.

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