# Abscess of the forearm: think of osteomyelitis, even in an immunocompetent adult

**Authors:** Ines Kechaou, Imène Boukhris

PMC · DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.130.7090 · The Pan African Medical Journal · 2015-06-16

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- **Genes:** MEG8 (maternally expressed 8, small nucleolar RNA host gene) [NCBI Gene 79104] {aka Bsr, Irm, LINC00024, NCRNA00024, Rian, SNHG23}, CRP (C-reactive protein) [NCBI Gene 1401] {aka PTX1}
- **Diseases:** osteomyelitis (MESH:D010019), syndrome inflammatoire (MESH:D013577), Abscess of the forearm (MESH:D000038), fracture (MESH:D050723)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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