title: Role of power Doppler sonography in early diagnosis of osteomyelitis in children.
abstract: We describe 2 children complaining of leg pain associated with elevated C-reactive protein levels in whom power Doppler (PD) sonography suggested the diagnosis of early osteomyelitis. PD sonography detected increased blood flow that resulted in a high-intensity signal area adjacent to the symptomatic tibia surface. Antibiotic therapy led to prompt improvement. These cases suggest that PD sonography is useful in the evaluation of possible early osteomyelitis in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Severo Ochoa, Avda. de Orellana S/N 28911, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Paz
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Collado
authors.forename: Esperanza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Naredo
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crespo
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002097:C-Reactive Protein