Fig. 11From: Childhood osteomyelitis: imaging characteristicsa A 10-year-old girl, known to have sickle cell disease, with shoulder complaints and high fever. Conventional imaging showed lucency in the humeral head and periostal reaction. b–c Axial, sagittal T1 FS contrast-enhanced series shows extensive abscess formation in the subscapular region and irregular T1 low signal intensity bone lesions. d Axial T2 FS shows extensive infiltration of soft tissue, abscess and also a joint effusion. This turned out to be caused by salmonella infectionBack to article page