Question
A. Acute Osteomyelitis.
B. Chronic Osteomyelitis.
C. Brodie’s abscess.
D. Tuberculous Osteomyelitis.
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Correct Answer » C Explanation |
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Brodie abscess is referred to as the most common type of the subacute form of osteomyelitis.
Sir Benjamin Brodie, a surgeon in St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom, first described subacute osteomyelitis in 1832. He amputated the leg of a man who had intractable pain for a number of years.
On examination of the amputated limb, Brodie found a cavity the size of a walnut filled with dark-colored pus. The bone immediately surrounding the cavity was whiter and harder than the surrounding bone.
The inner surface of the cavity appeared to be highly vascular. Since then, low-grade pyogenic abscesses of the bone have frequently been referred to as Brodie abscesses.