Case report reveals severe diagnostic hurdles of chronic osteomyelitis in a child with congenital insensitivity to pain, highlighting risks when typical warning symptoms are absent.
Congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP) is a rare condition where individuals are born with an inability to perceive pain. This can lead to various complications in the skin, skeletal system, and other bodily systems. Chronic osteomyelitis is one of the possible manifestations of CIP, which can be difficult to diagnose and treat due to the lack of pain as a diagnostic criterion.
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