An 11-year-old boy was diagnosed with chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) and presented with right sacro-femoral and occipital lesions. Initially, a tumor was suspected. However, the bone biopsy showed osteomyelitis with a negative bacterial culture. Bone scintigraphy revealed inflammatory changes on multiple bone lesions. The slight elevation in inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein was of little clinical value. He was diagnosed with CRMO by sacral biopsy, and the clinical course progressed, with the presence of a new occipital lesion observed after the 1-year follow-up. The administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs successfully improved his clinical symptoms. The presence of a skull lesion in the occipital bone of a pediatric patient with CRMO has not been previously reported.
作者:Toru, Watanabe;Hiroyuki, Ono;Yoshitaka, Morimoto;Yoshiro, Otsuki;Masami, Shirai;Akira, Endoh;Masaaki, Naito;Yoshiya, Inoue;Teruaki, Hongo
来源:Nagoya journal of medical science 2015 年 77卷 3期