Sickle Cell Disease Ontology Project

Osteomyelitis

http://scdontology.h3abionet.org/ontology/SCDO_0000840

An inflammatory process accompanied by bone destruction and caused by an infecting microorganism.

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Suggest update to description in HPO (remove "Osteomyelitis is" from the start of the definition. Provide source for additional info.

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DOID:1019, HP:0002754

definition source

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002754

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Bone Infection

is caused by

Bacteria, blunt trauma, fracture, bone surgery.

Tenderness, redness, and warmth in the area of infection, fever, fatigue, bone pain, swelling around the affected bone, lost range of motion.

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Osteomyelitis can be acute or chronic and can be caused by a variety of microbial agents.

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