Not autoimmune: It is an inflammatory disease of bones with no identified source of infection but modern researchers do not classify it as an autoimmune condition. Given its rarity (one out of a million people have this), the treatments are not well developed. Anti-inflammatories are the usual medications given. The prognosis is variable.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Many bone lesions: CRMO, chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, affects many areas of skeleton (usually > 2) with subacute infection withs lytic. mixed, and sclerotic lesions without detection of causative organism. It usually affects young, 5 to 15 years of age. Can have typical lesions of jaw and clavicle. Lesions can occur in spine or appendicular skeleton, symmetric or asymetric. NSAIDs or biologics Rx.
Answered 8/24/2015
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