title: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis.
abstract: The case of a 17-year-old boy with Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis (CRMO) is presented. Clinical manifestations included a three month history of marked antalgic scoliosis, thoracic and mid-sternal pain, mild fever, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and skin lesions such as acne and psoriasis. Radiologically, osteolytic lesions were seen in the sternum and the thoracic spine. Histopathological examination of the sternal lesion revealed chronic osteomyelitis. Bone cultures of the resected specimen were negative for known pathogens. The combination of the clinical, radiological, histopathological and microbiological features was the clue to the diagnosis of CRMO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Vanhoenacker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baekelandt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vanwambeke
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Willemen
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: De Schepper
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*