Osteomyelitis of femur

Case contributed by Dr Ruslan Asadov , 10 Nov 2009
Diagnosis probable
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 25 Jan 2022

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Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of the left femur.

4 years old boy with erythematous and painful left leg with fever.

A A little infectious nidus of the left femoral neck and synovitis.Soft tissue densities (abscess), sequestrum and periosteal reaction.

  • -<p><a href="/articles/osteomyelitis">Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis</a> of the left femur.</p><p>4 years old boy with erythematous and painful left leg with fever.</p><p>A little infectious nidus of the left femoral neck and <a href="/articles/synovitis">synovitis</a>.<br>Soft tissue densities (<a href="/articles/abscess">abscess</a>), sequestrum and <a href="/articles/periosteal-reaction">periosteal reaction</a>.</p>
  • +<p><a href="/articles/osteomyelitis">Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis</a> of the left femur.</p><p>4 years old boy with erythematous and painful left leg with fever. A little infectious nidus of the left femoral neck and <a href="/articles/synovitis">synovitis</a>. Soft tissue densities (<a href="/articles/abscess">abscess</a>), sequestrum and <a href="/articles/periosteal-reaction">periosteal reaction</a>.</p>

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