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Osteomyelitis: Acute

Types

Defining Characteristics

Occurs rapidly over days-wks, new bone pain at site of inf,
swelling

Disease Development

Infection of the bone via hematogenous entry, contiguous spread, or inoculation via trauma

Epidemiology

More common in kids

Lab/Imaging

XR? Moth eaten appearance of bone