Question 49 · LDEK · Osteomyelitis of the jaws

Which of the following symptoms may be expected during acute osteitis of the mandible?

1) pronounced idiopathic and provoked tenderness of the teeth located in front of the focus in the arch;
2) presence of sequestra in the radiological image;
3) the Shilling test shifted to the right;
4) decrease in the CRP level.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,3.
  2. B. 2,4.
  3. C. only 1.
  4. D. only 3.
  5. E. 1,2.
Hint

In the acute phase think about spread through the marrow, the timing of sequestrum formation and the direction of the neutrophil shift.

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