Diagnosis is often complicated by the fact that the patient will be reluctant to admit how the injury happened. The treating physician must maintain a high level of suspicion and often ask directly.
CFIs can, however, have serious consequences, including infection, cellulitis, inflammation of the bone or bone marrow (osteomyelitis ), septic arthritis, and inflammation of the sheaths covering the...
Medical diagnoses are based on symptoms and signs some are based on symptoms only. A diagnosis of a mental disorder (psychiatric diagnosis) is based on abnormal psychological symptoms also called...