Schnabel T, Köster W, von Wersebe O
Institut für Diagnostische Radiologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf.
Rontgenblatter. 1990 Aug;43(8):359-61.
Salmonella osteomyelitis associated with sickle cell anemia has been reported in numerous cases and also in few cases of patients under immunosuppression or suffering from malignant disease. Involvement of multiple bones by an infection with salmonella typhimurium is rare. Intracortical fissures which are detectable on x-ray films after some weeks are looked upon as typical for a salmonella osteomyelitis. Bone scan, computed tomography or MR tomography are supplementary examinations in the diagnosis of salmonella osteomyelitis.