Whole body MRI in the diagnosis of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis

M T Kennedy; T Murphy; M Murphy; E Laffan; P Connolly

doi:10.1016/j.otsr.2012.02.006

Whole body MRI in the diagnosis of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis

Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2012 Jun;98(4):461-4. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2012.02.006. Epub 2012 May 11.

Authors

M T Kennedy¹, T Murphy, M Murphy, E Laffan, P Connolly

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1, Ireland. muiris_kennedy@yahoo.ie

PMID: 22579507
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2012.02.006

Abstract

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a diagnosis of exclusion primarily in children and adolescents. As part of the essential criteria for the diagnosis of CRMO, multifocal lesions must be identified. We present the case of an 11-year-old boy with CRMO, whose diagnosis was facilitated by the use of whole body magnetic resonance imaging (WBMR), but not isotope bone scanning.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acetabulum / pathology*
Child
Chronic Disease
Clavicle / pathology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Osteomyelitis / diagnosis*
Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
Osteomyelitis / pathology
Recurrence
Whole Body Imaging*