Chronic Osteomyelitis

Chronic osteomyelitis is a severe, persistent, and sometimes incapacitating infection of bone and bone marrow. It is often a recurring condition because it is difficult to treat definitively. This disease may result from the following: Inadequate treatment of acute osteomyelitis

Pain in upper extremity

Pain in thighs

Lower leg pain

Skin erythema

Lower leg swelling

Swelling in arms

Swelling in thighs

Swelling in feet or ankle region

Fever

Fatigue

Facial pain

Drainage through wound in lower extremity

Drainage through wound in upper extremity

Tenderness in leg

Tenderness in thigh

Tenderness in upper extremity

Osteomyelitis