Bone swelling - Causes and Symptoms

Definition

The swelling of the bone appears as a localized swelling in a precise point of the skeleton. This swelling can affect the bone tissue (in particular the marrow), the cartilage, the tissues close to the bone or part of a joint (increase in synovial fluid).

In most cases, this symptom represents a reaction to phlogosis (osteitis) and trauma. Other conditions that can produce localized swelling at a point in the skeleton include arthropathy and bone disease, including arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteomyelitis, arthrosis and gout. In these cases, the swelling tends to regress with rest and adequate therapies. On the contrary, the presence of a persistent and progressive mass or nodule may indicate the presence of a tumor in a bone segment, especially if the swelling is associated with pain.