Question 1

what are signs that i have a bone infection?

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Pain: The most common sign of bone infection (otherwise known as osteomyelitis) is localized pain.  If the infection spreads and enters the bloodstream, you can get the usual septic picture with fever, high heart rate, and possibly low blood pressure.

Question 2

how could i tell if i have a bone infection?

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You probably can't : Bone infections can often be diagnosed with a combination of history taking, physical exam, x-rays and certain lab test.  There are no sure signs of diagnosing osteomyelitis just by looking at it.  Bone infections are serious medical problems, and require prompt diagnosis and treatment. I would recommend to my patients immediate medical evaluation.

Question 3

i have a bone infection in my foot. could i die from it?

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Not likely : Hopefully you are having it treated.

Question 4

how do you define bone infection?

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Let explain to you.: Osteomyelitis (osteo- derived from the greek word osteon, meaning bone, myelo- meaning marrow, and -itis meaning inflammation) simply means an infection of the bone or bone marrow.It can be usefully subclassified on the basis of the causative organism (pyogenic bacteria or mycobacteria), the route, duration and anatomic location of the infection. It is the bone you have infection in the tonsiles.

Question 5

can a bone infection heal itself?

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Bone infection: It is not usual for an infection in the bone to heal itself. Treatments vary widely. Infections in the bone first of all may be difficult to diagnose. Then deciding the time frame -- acute, subacute or chronic-- assists the group of physicians in deciding what the best treatment plans to offer. Patient involvement is very important in the development of the treatment plan.  Seek a medical opinion.

Question 6

what does bone infection look like?

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Osteomyelitis: This usually produces pain over the area of bone involved, often fever and other signs and symptoms of inflammation.  Diagnosis is best made by biopsy and culture, but the presence of osteomyelitis (bone infection) may be suspected clinically and supported by imaging studies, including ct, MRI and nuclear scans.

Question 7

how serious can a bone infection get?

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Fairly serious: Bone infections ( osteomyelitis ) is generally curable in its acute form with antimicrobials alone.  It requires about 6 weeks of therapy, however which may need to be iv.  If, however, the infection is not recognized and treated in the acute stage, adequate surgical cleaning up of the bone is required with the antimicrobials to cure. If not an option, antimicrobial suppression may be used.

Question 8

what are the tests for bone infection?

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X-ray bone scan, MRI: There are few tests will do that one is x-ray but this appear in later stages, bone scan is better because it appear early. Mri another test also could be used.

Question 9

describe the features of a bone infection.?

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Osteomyelitis: When bone get infected we call it osteomyelitis is defined as an inflammation or an infection in the bone marrow and surrounding bone. The disease is classified as either acute or chronic.
Bone pain; fever; general discomfort, uneasiness, or ill-feeling (malaise) local swelling, redness, and warmth.

Question 10

what are some of the symptoms of a bone infection?

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Pain: Also, fever, chills, redness and swelling.  Sometimes a tract will form in the skin called a sinus and will drain.

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