Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis: Two cases of sacral disease responsive to corticosteroids

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 616-619

  Holden, Wendy ^a   David, Joel ^a  

^a NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CHRONIC RECURRENT MULTIFOCAL OSTEOMYELITIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SACRUM; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PREDNISOLONE; RECURRENCE; SACRUM; SPINAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13944261533     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/427217     Document Type: Article

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