1 Surrounding the mucosa is the submucosa layer of the stomach. 2  The submucosa is made up of various connective tissues, blood vessels, and nerves. 3  Connective tissues support the tissues of the mucosa and connect it to the muscularis layer.
Osteomyelitis is an inflammation or swelling of bone tissue that is usually the result of an infection. Bone infection may occur for many different reasons and can affect children or adults.
Definition and Causes. Osteomyelitis is a bone infection. Infection may spread to bone from surrounding soft tissue, from elsewhere in the body via the blood, or directly from a bone injury or bone surgery. Osteomyelitis is a serious complication of chronic wounds and necrotizing infections and is a distinctive feature of Wagner Grade 3 diabetic ulcers.