An unusual case of hip pain in a child: Osteoid osteoma

Autor:	Sajjan N Shenoy, Amita Aggarwal, Durga Prasanna Misra, Abhra Chandra Chowdhury
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	musculoskeletal diseases Osteoid osteoma medicine.medical_specialty Unusual case business.industry Osteomyelitis Primary care musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Surgery body regions Primary bone medicine Hip pain Femur Radiology business
Zdroj:	Internet Journal of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology. 3
ISSN:	2320-7221
DOI:	10.15305/ijrci/v3i1/143
Popis:	Osteoid osteoma is a rare benign primary bone forming tumor, usually affecting male children and adolescents. 1 It accounts for only 3% of primary bone tumors. 2 We present here the case of an 8-year-old child with osteoid osteoma who was misdiagnosed initially as having osteomyelitis and fracture of femur at the primary care level.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::4349ee498d5af50d53e3a1182d8572ca https://doi.org/10.15305/ijrci/v3i1/143 Zobrazit plný text záznamu