Chronic osteomyelitis of the femur in a 5-year-old girl
Received Date: May 06, 2021 / Accepted Date: May 09, 2021 / Published Date: May 16, 2021
Abstract
Chronic osteomyelitis is a well-known disease which represents a progressive inflammatory process caused by pathogens, resulting in bone destruction and sequestrum formation which is a challenging condition to diagnose and to treat. We report a case of a 5-year-old girl who suffered from a right femur chronic osteomyelitis with sequestrum and fistula demonstrated at CT scan.
Keywords: Osteomyelitis, Chronic, CT, Sequestrum, Fistulas
Citation: Lrhorfi N, Moslih H, El haddad S, Allali N, Chat L (2021) Chronic osteomyelitis of the femur in a 5-year-old girl. OMICS J Radiol 10: 326. Doi: 10.4172/2167-7964.1000326
Copyright: © 2021 Lrhorfi N, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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