Tumorous osteomyelitis. Report of two cases.
Two cases of chronic osteomyelitis with unusual Ewing's like X-ray changes are reported. Inspite of extensive investigations no causative organisms were found. The infection was resistant to different kinds of therapy. The authors suppose that the strange X-ray appearances may be due to an unusual localised immune response of the bone to an unknown, possibly viral agent.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging