Acute osteomyelitis

Abstract
♦ Bacteraemia resulting in bone deposition of bacteria♦ Local bony tenderness, fever, and malaise may not be present initially♦ WCC may be normal, ESR and CRP normally raised♦ Plain radiographs normally take 10–12 days to occur♦ Staphylococcus aureus remains the commonest organism♦ Immediate antibiotics with surgical drainage of abscess formation.

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