Intraosseous abscess

Last revised by Henry Knipe ◉ ◈ on 13 Jul 2022

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Citation:

Qureshi P, Knipe H, Intraosseous abscess. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 08 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-98301

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-98301

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/98301

rID:

98301

Article created:

20 Mar 2022, Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

13 Jul 2022, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had the following disclosures:

Radiopaedia Events Pty Ltd, Speaker fees (past)
Integral Diagnostics, Shareholder (ongoing)
Micro-X Ltd, Shareholder (ongoing)

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Revisions:

3 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Tags:

cases, infection, snippet, case2

Synonyms:

Intra-osseous abscess
Bony abscesses
Intra-osseous abscesses
Intraosseous abscesses
Bone abscess

Intraosseous abscess refers to the pus-filled cavity within the bone with the surrounding rim of granulation tissue ¹.

Terminology

The term intraosseous abscess should be used for fluid-signal cavities within the bone showing peripheral rim enhancement or show a penumbra sign or diffusion restriction in unenhanced images. However, in subacute or chronic osteomyelitis the intraosseous abscesses can be termed as Brodie abscess ¹.

Radiographic features

Plain radiograph

lucent lesion with or without surrounding rim of reactive sclerosis often oriented along the long axis of the bone ^2,3
periosteal new-bone formation +/- adjacent soft-tissue swelling ^2,3