Xanthogranulomatous osteomyelitis is a rare bone disease. Its primary presentation is similar to bone tumors. According to our research, only 3 cases of this disease have been reported in the literature. In this case report, a 22 years old patient with right thigh pain, fever and significant weight loss, associated with radiographic features resembling signs of Ewing's sarcoma is presented. The pathologic diagnosis was xanthogranulomatous osteomyelitis. The patient underwent wide spectrum antibiotic therapy and achieved complete recovery.
Mehdinezhad Kashani, MD,M , Zarif Zakerian, MD,B , Shayan, MD,K and Riyasi, MD,F . (2020). Xanthogranulomatous Osteomyelitis of Femur (Report of One Case). Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 8(4), 187-190. doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121114
MLA
Mehdinezhad Kashani, MD,M , , Zarif Zakerian, MD,B , , Shayan, MD,K , and Riyasi, MD,F . "Xanthogranulomatous Osteomyelitis of Femur (Report of One Case)", Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 8, 4, 2020, 187-190. doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121114
HARVARD
Mehdinezhad Kashani, MD M, Zarif Zakerian, MD B, Shayan, MD K, Riyasi, MD F. (2020). 'Xanthogranulomatous Osteomyelitis of Femur (Report of One Case)', Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 8(4), pp. 187-190. doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121114
CHICAGO
M Mehdinezhad Kashani, MD, B Zarif Zakerian, MD, K Shayan, MD and F Riyasi, MD, "Xanthogranulomatous Osteomyelitis of Femur (Report of One Case)," Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 8 4 (2020): 187-190, doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121114
VANCOUVER
Mehdinezhad Kashani, MD M, Zarif Zakerian, MD B, Shayan, MD K, Riyasi, MD F. Xanthogranulomatous Osteomyelitis of Femur (Report of One Case). Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery. 2020;8(4):187-190 (In Persian). doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121114
