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La infección ósea puede ser causada por bacterias (más común) o por hongos (menos común).
En los niños, por lo general, se afectan generalmente los huesos largos, mientras que en los adultos se afectan más comúnmente los pies, los huesos de la columna (vértebras) y las caderas (pelvis).
Los factores de riesgo son:
Las personas que se han sometido a una extirpación de bazo también se encuentran en mayor riesgo de padecer osteomielitis.
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.
Gutierrez KM. Osteomyelitis. In: Long SS, ed. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 80.
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