Osteomyelitis (Subscribe)  

sequelae of osteomyelitis
* sequestrum
o necrotic bone, often denser than surroundings
o may be resorbed, discharged thru a sinus tract, or persist as a focus of continued infection...

Authors: Khalid Khoshhal & Mervyn Letts
Subacute osteomyelitis is a distinct form of osteomyelitis, and Brodie abscess is one type of subacute osteomyelitis. Subacute osteomyelitis is difficult to diagnose because the characteristic signs and symptoms of the acute form of the disease are absent. It has an insidious onset, mild symptoms,...

Objectives
1. Define subacute osteomyelitis
2. Describe presenting symptoms of subacute osteomyelitis in children
3. Discuss the natural history and differential diagnosis of subacute osteomyelitis in children
4. Describe pathologic features of subacute osteomyelitis in children
5. Describe a treatment...

From Neurosurgical Focus Surgical Strategies for Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Epidural Abscess Posted 01/07/2005 Neurosurg Focus 17(6), 2004
Patrick C. Hsieh, M.D.; Robert J. Wienecke, M.D.; Brian A. O'Shaughnessy, M.D.; Tyler R. Koski, M.D.; Stephen L. Ondra, M.D. Abstract Pyogenic vertebral discitis and osteomyelitis (PVDO) has become an increasing problem for the spine surgeon....

Forty-five children treated with 82 courses of 15 different antibiotics over 344 weeks during outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy were evaluated for adverse drug events (ADE). Fifty-one percent of the courses had an associated ADE and 32.5% of the antibiotic courses were discontinued because of ADE. Vancomycin had the highest ADE...

Case Report Neurosurg Focus 17(6), 2004 Posted 01/18/2005 John W. German, M.D.; Susan M. Kellie, M.D.; Manjunath P. Pai, Pharm.Dc.; Paul T. Turner, M.D.
Scedosporium apiospermum is a rare cause of fungal vertebral osteomyelitis that may result in chronic infection requiring multiple surgical interventions and long-term medical therapy. This case is...