Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis involving the mandible: case reports and review of the literature

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis: 17 case reports and literature review

Results CRMO primarily affects girls with a mean age at onset of 8.5 years and a mean time to diagnosis of 8.5 months. Most patients were diagnosed in less than 1 month, but 2 cases presented a delay due to atypical presentation. At onset, 14 patients had inflammatory pain and 6 local swelling and fever. The lower limbs were predominantly affected, followed by the axial skeleton, the upper limb...

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis of the spine and mandible: case report and review of the literature.

At initial presentation, chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis may mimic acute hematogenous osteomyelitis; however, cultures of affected bone are sterile. Nuclear scintigraphy identifies additional foci of involvement that present concurrently or sequentially. Unlike acute bacterial osteomyelitis, chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis seems unaffected by antibiotic therapy and typical...

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis; manifestation, imaging and diagnosis

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is an inflammatory bone disease usually affecting children. A 9-year old boy presented with recurrent lower extremities pain and discomfort lasting for two years. In every time, symptoms vanished after several weeks. The patient received antibiotics only in one period of bone pain. In other occasions the patient didn’t received any antibiotics. ...

chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis: a case report

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis.

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis is an autoinflammatory disorder characterized by bone pain and fever, a course of exacerbations and remissions, and a frequent association with other inflammatory conditions. Because its etiology is largely unknown, the diagnosis is still based on clinical criteria; treatment is empiric and not always successful. The diagnosis is supported by the prese...