OSTEOMYELITIS OF THE ILIUM: MASQUERADING AS ACUTE APPENDICITIS.

摘要: The differential diagnosis of abdominal pain includes a number entities, one which is acute osteomyelitis the ilium. Von Bergmann, 1 in 1906, reported 71 instances pelvis, thus reflecting relative incidence this entity. High mortality was noted. Badgley 2 24 cases ilium and emphasized difficult diagnosis. This author noted that typhoid fever tuberculosis, as well upper third femur, were confused with malady under consideration. Absence femoral shaft tenderness inability to move hip suggest ilium, whereas position external rotation abduction joint involvement articular structure. There little reference literature appendicitis frequency calculated