CRMO Awareness – Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis
CRMO/CNO (Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis or Chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis) is a chronic and painful condition that affects the bones. Learn about the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and personal stories of CRMO/CNO patients.
Diagnosis - CRMO Awareness
CRMO is a rare inflammatory bone disease that affects children. Learn how it is diagnosed by excluding other diseases, what causes it, and how it affects the bone structure.
Adults - CRMO Awareness
Here are some informal tips for children (and parents) beginning their transition to adult care: Keep track of your records and obtain physical copies of any scans. This is hugely important because if you end up going to college or moving out of your parent’s house, you’ll need to have all your information accessible for your new doctors.
Treatment - CRMO Awareness
Learn about the medications and procedures used to treat CRMO/CNO, a rare inflammatory bone disease in children. Find out how to manage symptoms, prevent complications and monitor progress with your pediatric rheumatologist.
CRMO Centers - CRMO Awareness
California. Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital - Pediatric Rheumatology. 730 Welch Road. Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Office Phone: 650-723-8295
Resources – CRMO Awareness
CRMO Foundation. The mission of the CRMO Foundation is to support and improve the health and well-being of Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis (CRMO) patients and their families by furthering the efforts of life-changing research, increasing access to resources and education and promoting awareness of the disease.
Prognosis – CRMO Awareness
Prognosis will depend on your child’s individual disease and response to treatment. The course can be different depending on the child. Many children will not have active disease on appropriate treatment, but in others the disease may persist.
Doctors – CRMO Awareness
Short Form. The short form is a quick reference form for Doctors to use. View Form
Studies - CRMO Awareness
Pediatric chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis. Borzutzky A, Stern S, Reiff A, Zurakowski D, Steinberg EA, Dedeoglu F, and Sundel RP. Pediatrics. 2012 Nov;130(5):e1190-7.
About – CRMO Awareness
Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a potentially serious disease. It involves inflammation of one or multiple bones that can be long lasting, or chronic.