The challenge of differentiating vaso-occlusive crises from osteomyelitis in children with sickle cell disease and bone pain: A 15-year retrospective review

PURPOSE: The paediatric sickle cell disease (SCD) osteomyelitis (OM) incidence is 0.3% to 12%. Differentiating vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) from OM is a diagnostic challenge, with limited evidence guiding management. We present a 15-year review of a paediatric sickle cell cohort. We aim to identify O...

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Autores principales: Fontalis, A., Hughes, K., Nguyen, M. P., Williamson, M., Yeo, A., Lui, D., Gelfer, Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2019
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Original Clinical Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6376437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30838073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/1863-2548.12.180094

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6376437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30838073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/1863-2548.12.180094

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