title: Delay in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis pubis.
abstract: The pubis is an uncommon site for osteomyelitis, which fact may contribute to difficulty in establishing the diagnosis. Two cases of osteomyelitis pubis in children are presented in which the diagnosis and definitive treatment were delayed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hartlepool General Hospital, Cleveland.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Packer
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lennox
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011630:Pubic Bone; D013997:Time Factors