Question 1

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.

Question 2

what are the symptoms of osteomylitis bone infection?

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Pain/Redness: There is a wide range of symptoms, including pain, redness over the area, development of an abscess or a draining wound, fevers, chills or possibly none of these.  There is blood work that can be collected that can be suggestive of an infection but the only sure way to know is to get a biopsy and collect cultures from the bone itself.

Question 3

how would someone aquire a bone infection in the collarbone? would you have to break the collarbone to get a bone infection? could it happen for no reason? is it common in a 36 year old male? what are the symptoms?

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: Must be very rare never heard of it in 60+ years. If the infection is blood borne would not have to break it. Consider tuberculosis or rare fungus or STD or cancer metastasis to the area.   Discuss with his Dr.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of a deep bone infection after surgery?

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Pain: Bone infections are localized processes which cause pain to area effected.  This weahens the bone causing pain at the site of infection. Usually pain worsens with weight bearing or fracture develops.

Question 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

could a severe bone infection be successfully cured ?

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Yes: It depends on the organism (infection) and several other factors.  Osteomyelitis or infection of the bone treatment has to be individualized to each patient and unique situation.

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