Abstract
1. Five cases of Salmonella osteomyelitis in infants without red-cell sickling are reported.
2. All these cases occurred in children under eighteen months of age and within a period of five months of time, suggesting a seasonal incidence.
3. Only one strain of Salmonella was isolated–Salmonella typhimurium.
4. There was complete healing in four of the cases.
5. In one case there was destruction and complete absorption ofthe upper humeral epiphysis.
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