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Teaching case: Pubic osteomyelitis complicated by bilateral muscle abscesses

Eurorad (ESR teaching cases)Nov 22

Eurorad teaching case demonstrates imaging findings of pubic osteomyelitis with bilateral muscle abscesses, emphasizing CT and MRI for diagnosis and delineating infection extent.

  • Single case report (n=1) illustrating infection spread from pubic bone into adjacent muscles.
  • Multimodality imaging (radiography, CT, MRI) aids in assessing osseous destruction and soft-tissue extension.
  • Limitation: single teaching file with no validation cohort.
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