presentation in a neonate
Last reviewed 01/2018
The infant may show deceptively little constitutional derangement.
The baby fails to thrive, is drowsy but irritable.
Risks for neonatal osteomyelitis include:
- a difficult birth
- in utero instrumentation such as cordocentesis
Pain is localised to a metaphysis or joint.
There may be more than one site of osteomyelitis.