Chronic osteomyelitis as a diagnostic pitfall in the practice of the dermatologist
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.rmrp.2022.183428Keywords:
Osteomyelitis, Misdiagnosis, Differential diagnosis, Skin lesionAbstract
In the clinical practice of Dermatology, it is not uncommon to encounter challenging situations that are difficult to characterize and may lead to misdiagnosis. Skin conditions with similar presentations are included here and, in this case, it is of utmost importance that the dermatologist combines information from the medical history,
physical examination and complementary tests in order to exclude conditions with worse prognosis and that require more aggressive action than other benign conditions and/or with less negative impact.
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