Brodie’s abscess [Benjamin Brodie, English surgeon, 1783–1862] , 1. a subacute form of osteomyelitis consisting of an indolent staphylococcal infection of bone, usually in the metaphysis of a long bone of a child, characterized by a necrotic cavity surrounded by dense granulation tissue. Also called circumscribed abscess of bone. See also osteomyelitis. 2. a chronic abscess of bone surrounded by dense fibrous tissue and sclerotic bone.
