National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital Reports Findings in Osteomyelitis (Pediatric mandibular chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis: A case report with 12 years of radiologic follow-up): Musculoskeletal Diseases and Conditions – Osteomyelitis

2024 APR 16 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Pediatrics Daily News -- New research on Musculoskeletal Diseases and Conditions - Osteomyelitis is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from Goyang, South Korea, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) is histologically characterized by nonspecific osteitis. This inflammatory disorder, which lacks an infectious origin, typically presents with chronic pain and swelling at the affected site that can persist for months or even years.”

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, “However, it is rare for CNO to affect the mandible. A 10-year-old girl presented with a primary complaint of pain in her left mandible. She had no significant medical or dental history. On examination, swelling was visible on the left buccal side, and imaging revealed radiolucent bone deterioration within the left mandible. This case report presents the radiological changes observed over a 12-year follow-up period. Variations in radiopacity, radiolucency, and periosteal reactions were noted periodically.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “This case highlights the radiological characteristics and findings that are crucial for the diagnosis of CNO, a condition for which no clear diagnostic criteria are currently available.”

For more information on this research see: Pediatric mandibular chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis: A case report with 12 years of radiologic follow-up. Imaging Science In Dentistry, 2024;54(1):93-104.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Min-Ji Kim, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea. Additional authors for this research include Sehyun Choi, Sang-Hoon Kang and In-Woo Park.

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