Case 2: Paediatric chronic osteomyelitis: report of two cases
Charlotte Catalano-Pons
Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Ho̊pital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorJosette Raymond
Service de Bactériologie, Ho̊pital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorMartin Chalumeau
Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Ho̊pital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorJean-baptiste Armengaud
Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Ho̊pital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorGabriel Kalifa
Service de Radiologie, Ho̊pital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorDominique Gendrel
Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Ho̊pital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorCharlotte Catalano-Pons
Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Ho̊pital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorJosette Raymond
Service de Bactériologie, Ho̊pital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorMartin Chalumeau
Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Ho̊pital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorJean-baptiste Armengaud
Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Ho̊pital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorGabriel Kalifa
Service de Radiologie, Ho̊pital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorDominique Gendrel
Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Ho̊pital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
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