Case Reports
Foot Pain Arising From Subacute Osteomyelitis in a Child
Am J Orthop. 2007 February;36(2):E16-E20
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Harish S. Hosalkar, MD, MBMS (Orth), FCPS (Orth), DNB (Orth), Lawrence Wells, MD, Emily Kolze, BA, Marta Guttenberg, MD, and John P. Dormans, MD
Dr. Hosalkar is Senior Resident and Clinical Instructor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Wells is Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ms. Kolze is Medical Student, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Guttenberg is Attending Pathologist; Dr. Dormans is Chief, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead.
Osteomyelitis is known as the “great masquerader,” and this report explores the differential diagnosis that attends cases of possible subacute osteomyelitis.