What is osteomyelitis? Causes, diagnosis and treatment of osteomyelitis? Read the Answers in the article.
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Inflammation of all parts of the bone: actually bones (spin), bone marrow
(Melitis) and periosteum (periostitis).
Causes of osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis
Most often cause the following bacteria: Streptococcus, Staphylococcus,
Salmonella and intestinal wand. Less often the inflammation of the bone can occur,
As a complication of tuberculosis, syphilis, leprosy and some others
Diseases. In order to get into the bone, the bacteria has
Only two ways: internal and outdoor. In the first case infection
It is transferred along with blood current from a remote pathogenic focus
(Hematogenous osteomyelitis). It can happen during Caries, Schimorite,
Angina, intestinal fiction and t.NS. In the second - the starting mechanism serve
Injuries. Infection penetrates the bone with open fractures,
gunshot wounds, deep injuries and non-sterile surgical
Operations (traumatic osteomyelitis).
What is ustomyelitis manifest
Hematogenic
osteomyelitis is more dangerous than traumatic. Most often to Him
preceded a short period (1-4 days), during which the disease is almost
does not show itself. A person can complain about weakness, pain
in the muscles, lubrication in the joints, while local manifestations are missing.
Then the temperature rises sharply, the thermometer column can rise
up to 39-40 degrees. Pain, clearly localized in the affected area
bones arises almost immediately. Acute, drilling or driving
From the inside, increasing at the slightest movement - such pain is difficult
confuse.
Further development of the disease occurs
very fast. The general condition is worsening, the purulent process
applies to the surrounding muscles and skin, often develops
sepsis. If you do not accept emergency measures, a fatal outcome is possible.
At
Traumatic osteomyelite disease can go to chronic
The form in which the pus and the products of the decay of the tissue go out through
Sweisting moves. With severe flow, the outcomes of the disease are the same as
Hematogenous osteomyelite.
Diagnosis of osteomyelitis
At
The appearance of the described symptoms immediately contact
to a traumatologist's doctor, and if you can't go independently - call
«ambulance». It is important to recognize the disease as soon as possible. For
This will require a general blood test and a general urine analysis for which
The doctor recognizes how far the inflammatory process. To
Rate the state of affected area, perform an X-ray.
True, it must be borne in mind that at the initial stage of the disease
The study method is not always informative. But with
Radioisotope Scanning Reliable Result can already be obtained
Two days later from the date of infection. Sometimes to clarify the diagnosis
The doctor prescribes a computer or magnetic resonance tomography of bones.
Treatment of osteomyelitis
Infection
Destroy with antibiotics, and the medicine is selected
individually, depending on the type of bacteria settled in the bone.
Antibiotics will have to take within 4-6 weeks. Reception
antimicrobial preparations inside are often complemented by local
administration. Surgical treatment is widely applied. In the course
Operations cleaned purulent focus, remove dead soft tissues, and when
need to carry out resection (excision) of the damaged bone.
