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Peculiarities and Pitfalls in the Imaging of Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections

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This chapter addresses the role of imaging in the diagnosis of various “trivial” infectious diseases in childhood, including cellulitis, subcutaneous abscess, necrotizing fasciitis, pyomyositis, infectious bursitis and arthritis, osteomyelitis, foreign bodies, infectious lymphadenitis, as well as some “peculiar” pediatric infectious diseases.

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    Simon G. F. Robben

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  4. Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

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Robben, S.G.F. (2009). Peculiarities and Pitfalls in the Imaging of Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections. In: Hodler, J., Zollikofer, C.L., Von Schulthess, G.K. (eds) Musculoskeletal Diseases 2009–2012. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1378-0_39

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