Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis is a serious infection inside your bone that happens when germs travel through your blood or enter directly through a wound.
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Osteomyelitis is an infection that settles deep inside your bone. Your bones are living tissue, and when bacteria or fungi get inside, they cause inflammation, which is the body's painful reaction to injury or infection, that can damage the bone structure.
This can happen to any bone in your body, but it most often affects the long bones in the arms and legs, the feet, or the spine. Because bones are dense, it can be hard for the body's natural defenses to reach the germs, which is why this condition requires focused medical care.
Common Symptoms
- Fever and chills.
- Redness and warmth over the area of the infected bone.
- Persistent pain in the bone that feels worse when you move.
- Swelling around the infected bone.
- Draining pus or fluid from a sore near the infected area.