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==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
===Patient History=== | ===Patient History=== | ||
*Hematogenous Osteomyelitis: | |||
*Intravenous drug use | :*Intravenous drug use | ||
*Urinary catheter use | :*Urinary catheter use | ||
*[[Bacteremia]] | :*[[Bacteremia]] | ||
*Contiguous-focus Osteomyelitis: | |||
*Recent open fracture | :*Recent open fracture | ||
*Recent orthopedic surgery | :*Recent orthopedic surgery | ||
*Prosthesis | :*Prosthesis | ||
*Osteomyelitis Secondary to Vascular Insufficiency: | |||
*[[Diabetes]] | :*[[Diabetes]] | ||
:*Diabetic patients with soft-tissue inflammation or skin ulcers in the feet | :*Diabetic patients with soft-tissue inflammation or skin ulcers in the feet | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nate Michalak, B.A.
Overview
History and Symptoms
Patient History
- Hematogenous Osteomyelitis:
- Intravenous drug use
- Urinary catheter use
- Bacteremia
- Contiguous-focus Osteomyelitis:
- Recent open fracture
- Recent orthopedic surgery
- Prosthesis
- Osteomyelitis Secondary to Vascular Insufficiency:
- Diabetes
- Diabetic patients with soft-tissue inflammation or skin ulcers in the feet
Common symptoms
- Systemic:
- Local:
Special Considerations
- Hematogenous long-bone osteomyelitis
- Hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis
- Chronic osteomyelitis