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EM@3AM: Pediatric Osteomyelitis

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Which of the following, if present, would put this patient at a higher risk of osteomyelitis? Hereditary spherocytosis (B) puts patients at risk for jaundice, splenomegaly, pigment gallstones, and an aplastic crisis from parvovirus, but it is not known or suspected to increase the risk of osteomyelitis. Pediatr Emerg Care.