title: Brodie's abscess of the femoral neck simulating osteoid osteoma.
abstract: Subacute osteomyelitis (Brodie's abscess) is essentially a problem of diagnosis, and there may be considerable difficulty in distinguishing it from other benign and malignant bone lesions. Though reported in the metaphyseal region of the femur, Brodie's abscess is rarer in the femoral neck. The authors present a case of Brodie's abscess in the femoral neck, which clinico-radiologically simulated an osteoid osteoma. Retrospectively, the presence of a cortical sinus tract should have aroused suspicion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Yash
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: Aditya V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003023:Cloxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003475:Curettage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D003023:Cloxacillin