Diseases

Osteomyelitis

INFLAMMATION of the bone as a result of infection. It may be caused by a variety of infectious agents, especially pyogenic (PUS - producing) BACTERIA.

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INFLAMMATION of the bone as a result of infection. It may be caused by a variety of infectious agents, especially pyogenic (PUS - producing) BACTERIA.

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  • Osteomyelitides

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Osteomyelitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010019. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010019
  2. Osteomyelitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteomyelitis
  3. Osteomyelitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q938983