Brodie’s Abscess in a Patient Presenting with Sickle Cell Vasoocclusive Crisis

First described by Sir Nicholas Brodie in 1832, Brodie’s abscess is a localized subacute or chronic infection of the bone, typically seen in the metaphases of long bones in children and adolescents. The diagnosis can prove to be enigmatic due to absence of clinical signs and symptoms of systemic dis...

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Main Authors: Onyekachi Henry Ogbonna, Yonette Paul, Hasan Nabhani, Adriana Medina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/429876
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