Newborn who is not moving their legs very much

Musculoskeletal
Radiographs of neonatal osteomyelitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
AP radiograph of the pelvis at day of life 14 (above left) is unremarkable. AP radiograph of the pelvis at day of life 28 (below left) shows boney destruction and fragmentation at the bilateral proximal femoral metaphyses. AP radiograph of the forearm at day of life 28 (right) shows boney destruction at the distal radial metaphysis.

The diagnosis was neonatal osteomyelitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

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