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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2022

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis. A narrative and pictorial review.

Consolato M Sergi, Elka Miller, Dina El Demellawy, Fan Shen, Mingyong Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis: A Review of 80 Cases in Chinese Children.Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases · 2026
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  8. Review of Promising Off-Label Use of Deucravacitinib.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  11. Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis - A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025
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  16. Chronic Noninfectious Osteomyelitis: A Review of Imaging Findings.The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Consolato M SergiAnatomic Pathology Division, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Elka MillerMedical Imaging Department, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Dina El DemellawyAnatomic Pathology Division, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Fan ShenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Mingyong ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Tianyou Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic recurrent and multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a nonsporadic autoinflammatory disorder. Currently, it is diagnosed based on clinical, radiologic, pathological, and longitudinal data. Numerous aspects should be highlighted due to increased knowledge in imaging and immunology. We emphasize the use of whole-body MRI, which is a non-invasive diagnostic strategy. A literature review was carried out on longitudinal studies. Commonly, the mean age at diagnosis is 11 years, ranging between 3 and 17. The most common sites are the long bone metaphysis, particularly femoral and tibial metaphysis. In addition, the pelvis, spine, clavicle, and mandible may be involved. In long bones, the radiologic appearance can show typical structure, mixed lytic and sclerotic, sclerotic or lytic. It is frequently metaphyseal or juxta-physeal, with hyperostosis or periosteal thickening. The involvement of the vertebral skeleton is often multifocal. Therefore, whole-body MRI is essential in identifying subclinical lesions. CRMO is a polymorphic disorder in which whole-body MRI is beneficial to demonstrate subclinical edema. Vertebral collapse requires long-term monitoring.

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OsteomyelitisBone and BonesChildHumansLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance Imagingautoinflammatorybonechronicitymultilateralityosteomyelitis

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PMCPMC9441751

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