What are the symptoms of a bone infection? and if it is a bone infection does it require hospitalization?

Question

i have a deep puncture wound on my lower left leg on the inside of my leg (medial) it's been about a month and a half and it still hasn't healed. i preveiously had a skin infection in that same spot but that has been healed for a few weeks now.

Answer 1

a bone infection is definitely a reason to be hospitalized. you need super dooper antibiotics. it can cause death. you need to see a doctor, you may also have sepsis, a blood infection. that's what anna nicole smith died from. it's nothing to mess with, go to a dr.

Osteomyelitis or bone infection can occur as a complication from surgery or an injury, and can also appear without an obvious cause. This infection will eat away at bone and can become a chronic problem, which can alter a person's lifestyle. Once a bone infection has been detected or discovered, early diagnosis and timely treatment is essential to eradicate the infection and prevent the long-term consequences.