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One hundred seventeen patients were enrolled.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Only 39.3% of patients were admitted after the first evaluation, and only 45.3% had a proper diagnosis of admission. Pain was the only symptom reported by all. White cell count, C-reactive protein level, and erythrocytes sedimentation rate were normal in 49.5%, 21.4%, and 17.1% of children, respectively. X-ray findings were unremarkable in 48% of cases. Clinical and bone structural sequelae were described in 19.23% and 56.86% of all cases. No statistically significant differences were found among osteomyelitis, arthritis, and the combination of both regarding all considered variables, except for structural outcomes resulting more significant in the third group. Significant differences were evident in clinical manifestations, blood examinations, and findings of osteolysis between patients diagnosed within and after 1 week since the disease onset. 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