Indicators of the immune system in chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis in children

The article presents the results of a study of a number of immunological parameters in acute and chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis in comparison with the characteristics of the course of the disease. A characteristic feature of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) is the high frequency of chronic inflammation, which is due to the development of secondary immunodeficiency. A significant difference to the surgical rehabilitation of patients with bone defects after hematogenous osteomyelitis Chronic osteomyelitis is characterized by the presence of a focus of infection or non-purulent inflammation of the bone tissue, a recurrent course and is considered an incurable disease.