Periostitis

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periostitis [‚per·ē‚ä′stīd·əs]

(medicine)

Inflammation of the periosteum.

Periostitis

an acute or chronic inflammation of the periosteum, most often of infectious origin. Periostitis of short duration develops when there is contusion of an area of bone unprotected by subcutaneous tissue. Periostitis may be a symptom of osteomyelitis or other disease of the bone. It is accompanied by fever, local heat, pain, swelling, and reddening in the affected area. X-ray examination sometimes reveals a thickening of the periosteum. Treatment includes rest, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory agents, and physiotherapy. Surgical treatment is rarely used.

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No references found			If the infection extends to the facial and maxillary bones, periostitis or osteomyelitis may develop. Actinomycosis in differential diagnosis of cervicofacial mass: a case ... by Ciftdogan, Dilek Yilmaz; Bayram, Nuri; Akalin, Taner; Vardar, Fadil / Journal of Pediatric Infection Periostitis (inflammation) of the leg bones is commonly seen, and gummas of the nose and soft palate develop in later stages. Bejel-Causes and Symptoms of Bejel by peterhutch / Health, general community The characteristic radiographic findings of a permeative diaphyseal process associated with an aggressive "onionskin" type of periostitis suggests the diagnosis of a bone tumor (Figure 1). Ewing's sarcoma by Barrett, Terrence J.; Ly, Justin Q.; Davis, Steven W.; Beall, Douglas P.; Carlson, Christian L. / Applied Radiology			Periodic Table of the Elements: Ununtrium Periodic Table of the Elements: Uranium Periodic Table of the Elements: Vanadium Periodic Table of the Elements: Xenon Periodic Table of the Elements: Ytterbium Periodic Table of the Elements: Yttrium Periodic Table of the Elements: Zinc Periodic Table of the Elements: Zirconium periodic wave periodical Periodicals periodicity periodogram periodontal periodontics Periodontitis Periodontitis, Compound periodontium periodontoclasia periodontosis Perioeci perionychium Periophthalmidae Periosteal Bone Periosteum Periostitis periostracum periotic peripatetic Peripatetic School Peripatetics peripediment peripheral peripheral bracing peripheral buffer peripheral bus peripheral component interconnect peripheral control unit peripheral depression peripheral device peripheral equipment peripheral faults peripheral hemodynamics peripheral initiation peripheral interconnect peripheral interface channel peripheral membrane protein peripheral milling peripheral nervous system peripheral operation peripheral processing			periosteal graft periosteal layer periosteal osteosarcoma periosteal osteosarcoma periosteal osteosarcoma periosteal proliferative polyarthritis periosteal proliferative polyarthritis Periosteal reaction Periosteal reaction periosteal stripping periosteal stripping periosteitis periosteitis periosteitis periosteo- periosteoma periosteomyelitis periosteophyte periosteoplastic amputation periosteosis periosteotomy periosteous periosteous periosteous periosteum periosteum periosteum periostitic periostitic periostitic Periostitis periostosis periostraca periostraca periostracum periostracum Periotest periotic periotic periotic periotome periovarian periovaritis periovular Periovulatory Periovulatory Periovulatory Perioxisomes Perioxisomes Perioxisomes peripachymeningitis peripancreatitis peripapillary Peripapillary Atrophy peripapillary conus Peripapillary Detachment in Pathologic Myopia Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer peripapillary vitreous peripapillary vitreous peripapillary vitreous Peripartum

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