Iatrogenic exostosis in a patient treated for osteomyelitis.
A 10-month-old child treated surgically for osteomyelitis of the distal femur subsequently developed an exostosis at that site. No previous similar case has been reported. The etiology of exostoses is reviewed here, with evidence that this patient's exostosis could be iatrogenic.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D002812:Chondroma / Q000209:etiology*; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery*