Primary sternal osteomyelitis in a 40 days old infant: a case report and review of the literature
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Primary sternal osteomyelitis in a 40 days old infant: a case report and review of the literature
INTRODUCTION Primary sternal osteomyelitis is extremely rare in children and only very few cases have been reported in the international literature. CASE PRESENTATION A 40 days old Caucasian infant was referred to our clinic with a 4 days history of fever and malaise, accompanying a painful swelling of four days duration involving the lower end of the sternum. Examination revealed a 2 cm swel...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cases Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1757-1626
DOI: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-7504