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Has anyone ever had or know anything about skull or jaw osteomyelitis. I know it's an infection that spreads from somewhere else usually but i'm wondering if anyone has had it and can let me know the symptoms. If so i would really appreciate it. I've been having some weird symptoms lately and a little worried it may be this.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
I'm basically trying to narrow down what i have..would this effect your white blood cell count? would it be raised? My teeth are fine as far as i know...just a crack in one of the upper teeth. I've had numbness and tingling in my face and head since September..off and on headaches..pressure in side of head and face and now a burning soreness in left side of head (off and on) and feeling of coldness in left side of my face..does any of this sound like it? No temperature that i'm aware of....if in face i've had this for 9 months wouldn't it be much worse by now? Just so confused by my symptoms. I had a CT scan done back in Oct and nothing was found..also xrays of my sinuses..
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello,
Skull/jaw osteomyelitis can occur as a result of middle ear, mastoid infection,infections of the paranasal sinuses or of the mandible or maxilla,odontic caries or infection of the surrounding areas. Generally,it involves elderly patients affected by diabetic immunodeficiency or microvascular disease.
Symptoms of jaw osteomyelitis includes, deep pain, malaise, fever,warmth and redness of the surrounding area and anorexia. Within 10 to 14 days after onset, teeth in the involved area begin to loosen and then Pus exudes around the gingival sulcus.Skull osteomyelitis presents with headache as the initial symptom and then as the areas of brain and cranial nerves supplying that area become involved,patient may present with variable symptoms depending on the same.
If you are having any such symptoms,then I would advise you to consult an orthopedician and get MRI of the area along with gallium bone scans.Biopsy of the bone may be required to confirm the diagnosis.
I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and keep me posted Kind Regards.
Skull/jaw osteomyelitis can occur as a result of middle ear, mastoid infection,infections of the paranasal sinuses or of the mandible or maxilla,odontic caries or infection of the surrounding areas. Generally,it involves elderly patients affected by diabetic immunodeficiency or microvascular disease.
Symptoms of jaw osteomyelitis includes, deep pain, malaise, fever,warmth and redness of the surrounding area and anorexia. Within 10 to 14 days after onset, teeth in the involved area begin to loosen and then Pus exudes around the gingival sulcus.Skull osteomyelitis presents with headache as the initial symptom and then as the areas of brain and cranial nerves supplying that area become involved,patient may present with variable symptoms depending on the same.
If you are having any such symptoms,then I would advise you to consult an orthopedician and get MRI of the area along with gallium bone scans.Biopsy of the bone may be required to confirm the diagnosis.
I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and keep me posted Kind Regards.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello,
Skull/jaw osteomyelitis can occur as a result of middle ear, mastoid infection,infections of the paranasal sinuses or of the mandible or maxilla,odontic caries or infection of the surrounding areas. Generally,it involves elderly patients affected by diabetic immunodeficiency or microvascular disease.
Symptoms of jaw osteomyelitis includes, deep pain, malaise, fever,warmth and redness of the surrounding area and anorexia. Within 10 to 14 days after onset, teeth in the involved area begin to loosen and then Pus exudes around the gingival sulcus.Skull osteomyelitis presents with headache as the initial symptom and then as the areas of brain and cranial nerves supplying that area become involved,patient may present with variable symptoms depending on the same.
If you are having any such symptoms,then I would advise you to consult an orthopedician and get MRI of the area along with gallium bone scans.biopsy of the bone may be required to confirm the diagnosis.
I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and keep me posted Kind Regards.
Skull/jaw osteomyelitis can occur as a result of middle ear, mastoid infection,infections of the paranasal sinuses or of the mandible or maxilla,odontic caries or infection of the surrounding areas. Generally,it involves elderly patients affected by diabetic immunodeficiency or microvascular disease.
Symptoms of jaw osteomyelitis includes, deep pain, malaise, fever,warmth and redness of the surrounding area and anorexia. Within 10 to 14 days after onset, teeth in the involved area begin to loosen and then Pus exudes around the gingival sulcus.Skull osteomyelitis presents with headache as the initial symptom and then as the areas of brain and cranial nerves supplying that area become involved,patient may present with variable symptoms depending on the same.
If you are having any such symptoms,then I would advise you to consult an orthopedician and get MRI of the area along with gallium bone scans.biopsy of the bone may be required to confirm the diagnosis.
I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and keep me posted Kind Regards.
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