Osteomielite é a infecção nos ossos. Geralmente, a infecção origina-se em outro local do corpo e se espalha para o osso pelo sangue. As bactérias ou fungos podem, às vezes, ser responsáveis pela osteomielite.
Data da revisão:
5/30/2012
Revisão feita por:
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.