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.

How do members experience osteomyelitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with osteomyelitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for osteomyelitis*

Who has osteomyelitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 5
30s 11
40s 21
50s 42
60s 25
70+ 24

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 40
Female 86