<unk>  is a skeletal manifestation of<unk> is, one of the commonest bacterial osteitis. It affects children more often than adults. The first radiological description of the condition is credited to Feilchenfeld in 1896; however, the first histological description was given by Rankin in 1886. The Swedish botanist and physician Carl von Linne was the first to mention the condition by the name "spina ventosa" 1746 in his "Västgöta resa". Multiple bones are involved in children and usually only a single bone is involved in adults suffering from<unk> .<unk>  affects the short tubular bones of the hands and feet in children. It often follows a mild course without fever and acute inflammatory signs as opposed to acute osteomyelitis. There may be a gap of a few months to 2 to 3 years from the time of initial infection to the point of diagnosis. Spina ventosa is the term given for<unk> . Nearly 85% of the patients of spina ventosa are below 6 years of age. The bones of hands are more commonly involved than those of the feet. Proximal phalanx of the index and middle fingers are the commonest sites of involvement. Up to nearly 7% of children with pulmonary<unk> is may develop this condition. Spread to the skeletal system is believed to occur via blood and lymphatics.
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