What is Osteomyelitis?

Osteomyelitis is an acute or chronic bone infection. It may be due to a spreading infection from surrounding tissue or contamination of an open wound.

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What do patients take to treat Osteomyelitis and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members Perceived effectiveness Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
(Rocephin)
0
(Clindamycin Topical, Cleocin Phosphate, Evoclin, Clindamycin PH 1% Gel)
0

These charts show data from Osteomyelitis patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Osteomyelitis at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
71% Females
29% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 6
40-49 years 5
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 21
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from Osteomyelitis patients who have completed their condition history