Acute Osteomyelitis Right Tibia

Xanthogranulomatous Osteomyelitis Presenting as Swelling in Right Tibia

Xanthogranulomatous osteomyelitis is a very rare form of chronic osteomyelitis which presents like a bone tumor. Three cases of xanthogranulomatous osteomyelitis have been described previously in the literature. We present a case of xanthogranulomatous osteomyelitis occurring in the distal part of tibia. This case presented as swelling in a 13-year-old boy. Simple curettage proved to be curativ...

Primary Chronic Sclerosant Osteomyelitis in Bilateral Tibia Shaft: Case Report

Chronic Sclerosant Osteomyelitis still attracts attention as a disease of unknown etiology. It is more frequently seen in children and adolescents, and is usually self-limiting. It is characterized by occasional recurrence and painful bone lesions settling symmetrically and it constitutes 2-5% of all osteomyelitis. For this disease, that mostly the adult female population is more affected, fema...

Cystic tuberculosis osteomyelitis of the distal tibia in infancy.

One-third of tuberculosis cases affect the musculoskeletal system. Solitary bone tuberculosis is a rare condition in infancy, has non-specific findings, and can be misdiagnosed easily. Cystic form tuberculosis may mimic many other pathologic conditions. In our case report, we present tuberculosis osteomyelitis of the distal tibia in a baby aged ten months who visited our outpatient department w...

Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis.

Acute Haematogenous Osteomyelitis

Few diseases remain unchanged over the years. The influences ofenvironment, of altered treatment. of mutation in the invading forces bring about changes which demand recognition and an adjustment in management. The last seventeen years have seen profound variations in the presentation and course of acute haematogenous osteomyelitis, and a series of 328 cases is presented here to show at first t...