Osteitis is
inflammation
Inflammation (from ) is part of the biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. The five cardinal signs are heat, pain, redness, swelling, and loss of function (Latin ''calor'', '' ...
of
bone
A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, ...
. More specifically, it can refer to one of the following conditions:
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Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis (OM) is the infectious inflammation of bone marrow. Symptoms may include pain in a specific bone with overlying redness, fever, and weakness. The feet, spine, and hips are the most commonly involved bones in adults.
The cause is ...
, or ''infectious osteitis'', mainly ''bacterial osteitis''
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Alveolar osteitis
Alveolar osteitis, also known as dry socket, is inflammation of the alveolar bone (i.e., the alveolar process of the maxilla or mandible). Classically, this occurs as a postoperative Complication (medicine), complication of tooth extraction.
Alve ...
or "dry socket"
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Condensing osteitis (or Osteitis condensans)
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Osteitis deformans
Paget's disease of bone (commonly known as Paget's disease or, historically, osteitis deformans) is a condition involving Bone remodeling, cellular remodeling and deformity of one or more bones. The affected bones show signs of dysregulated bone ...
(or
Paget's disease of bone)
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Osteitis fibrosa cystica (or
Osteitis fibrosa, or
Von Recklinghausen's disease of bone)
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Osteitis pubis
* Radiation osteitis
** Osteitis condensans ilii
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Panosteitis, a long bone condition in large breed dogs
* In horses, pedal osteitis is frequently confused with
laminitis.
See also
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Osteochondritis
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SAPHO syndrome
References
External links
Inflammations
Osteopathies
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