Abstract
The cases of three female Guinean children are described. Bloods tests were nonspecific, showing a moderately high globular sedimentation rate. The patients received combined therapy with systemic antibiotic therapy (including local gentamicin administration in two of the three patients) and surgery. One patient returned to Guinea and was lost to follow-up. The second patient showed severe sequelae and the third patient had a favorable outcome. In recent years, the prevalence of chronic osteomyelitis in Africa has increased. Most patients have multiple bone involvement and multiple etiology. Blood cultures are negative in 40 % of patients and severe radiologic abnormalities, most commonly fractures, are frequent. A successful therapeutic regimen must be based on antibiotic and surgical treatment.
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