Chronic osteomyelitis of ilium presenting as an expansile mutiloculated lytic lesion – A case report

Abstract Chronic iliac osteomyelitis classically presents radiologically as an ill defined radiolucent lesion with moth eaten appearance along with periosteal reaction and sequestrum formation. Our case report presents a rare radiological picture of iliac bone osteomyelitis in the form of an expansi...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 62 - 66
Main Authors:	Kiran, Kopuri Ravi, Poornachandra Rao, Y, Somnadham, V, Suresh Babu, T.V, Krishna Prasad, N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Elsevier B.V 01-06-2012 Elsevier
Subjects:	Case Report Expansile multiloculated lytic lesion Ilium Orthopedics Osteomyelitis Osteomyelitis Expansile multiloculated lytic lesion Ilium
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Summary:	Abstract Chronic iliac osteomyelitis classically presents radiologically as an ill defined radiolucent lesion with moth eaten appearance along with periosteal reaction and sequestrum formation. Our case report presents a rare radiological picture of iliac bone osteomyelitis in the form of an expansile mutiloculated lytic lesion.
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ISSN:	0976-5662 2213-3445
DOI:	10.1016/j.jcot.2011.10.002