Osteoperiostitis in early yaws: Case series and literature review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 771-774

  Mitj, Oriol ^a   Hays, Russell ^a   Ipai, Anthony ^a   Wau, Bonnie ^a   Bassat, Quique ^b  

^a Lihir Medical Centre   (Papua New Guinea)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; PENICILLIN G;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY YAWS OSTEOPERIOSTITIS; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOREARM; HUMAN; LONG BONE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METACARPAL BONE; METATARSAL BONE; PERIOSTITIS; PHALANX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SKIN DEFECT; TIBIA; TOE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULNA; YAWS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BONE AND BONES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENICILLIN G; PERIOSTITIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; YAWS;

EID: 79953762757     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciq246     Document Type: Article

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