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The range of differential diagnoses should also include the generally little known “chronic recurrent multifocal (also monofocal) osteomyelitis” (CRMO) as an important possible diagnosis.

A 45-year-old woman was evaluated in the rheumatology clinic because of possible IgG4-related disease. She had polyclonal ...

CNO includes unifocal and multifocal bone lesions. The latter form is known as CRMO. CRMO and other forms of CNO can evolve into spondyloarthropathy and can involve the skin, eyes, lungs and ...

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Background: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is the most severe form of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis. In children and adolescents, chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis ...

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These infusions take five to six hours. “Interestingly enough, the CRMO diagnosis has the same treatment plan. So that’s a silver lining. And he’s also on Methotrexate. So he takes ...