Picturesque of a young poor boy as an example revealing chronic osteomyelitis and its morbidity in respect to ignorance and traditional healers in developing country like Nepal through the eye of tertiary care facility.

Dr. Jeevan Kumar Sharma

Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

Picturesque of a young poor boy as an example revealing chronic osteomyelitis and its morbidity in respect to ignorance and traditional healers in developing country like Nepal through the eye of tertiary care facility.

Dr. Jeevan Kumar Sharma

Abstract :

Chronic osteomyelitis (COM) is a dreaded sequel to acute hematogenous osteomyelitis. Patient presents with pain, pyrexia, redness (‘a flare‘), or with a discharging sinus. There may be a seropurulent discharge and excoriation of the surrounding skin. Diagnosis is based on classical clinical features. The watchword is "cautious optimism"-a "probable cure is better than no cure at all. The aim of this case report is to highlight the morbidity of chronic osteomyelitis of femur in an 11 year old male child from remote village in consideration to ignorance and traditional healers in developing country like Nepal.