The value of ultrasound and aspiration in differentiating vaso-occlusive crisis and osteomyelitis in sickle cell disease patients

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 636-639

  Booz, M M Y ^a,b   Hariharan, V ^a   Aradi, A J ^a   Malki, A A ^a  

^a SALMANIYA MEDICAL COMPLEX   (Bahrain)

^b NONE   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Osteomyelitis; Sickle cell disease; Vaso occlusive crisis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECOMPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG CHOICE; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PAIN; PERIOSTEUM; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 0032882638     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(99)91081-4     Document Type: Article

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