CRP and osteomyelitis: Owing to fever along with extensive edema in his left thigh and elevated inflammatory blood markers (white blood cell [WBC] count: 12.3 × 109/L, erythrocyte sedimentation rate [ESR]: 78 mm/h, C-reactive protein [CRP]: 300 mg/L)], the patient was readmitted to the orthopaedic service with a diagnosis of osteomyelitis.