Multifocal chronic osteomyelitis with exuberant periosteal formation.
A very protracted unusual course of multifocal osteomyelitis in a young child is presented. Initial radiolucencies were followed by a marked periosteal overgrowth, which resulted in severe bone deformities. A viral etiology is suggested.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Zerifin, Israel.
D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010521:Periosteum / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography