title: Primary epiphyseal osteomyelitis in children. Report of three cases and review of the literature.
abstract: In the literature 21 children have been reported with haematogenous osteomyelitis involving only the epiphyses of long bones; in 20 the epiphyses of the knee were involved and the radiographs showed a lytic lesion. Most patients gave a history of pain, limp or refusal to walk for weeks or months without general illness. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate and white cell count were of little diagnostic value, but a bone scan was usually positive. All the patients were cured by antibiotics alone or in combination with curettage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Sorensen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hedeboe
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging