Acute osteomyelitis of the ilium mimics septic arthritis of the hip in children

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-125

  Ogonda, L ^a,b   Bailie, G ^a   Wray, A R ^a  

^a ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AWARENESS; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COXITIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; ILIUM; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 0344465430     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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