Acute osteomyelitis refers to an infection which develops and peaks over a relatively short period of time. In children, acute osteomyelitis usually presents itself as pain in the affected bone, tenderness to pressure over the infected area, fever and chills.
Dizziness caused by psychiatric conditions. 1  Depression, anxiety, or panic disorder. 2  Hyperventilation is from breathing too fast or too deeply, usually from anxiety or metabolic disorders. 3  Somatization is the conversion of a mental illness, such as anxiety or depression, into physical symptoms.
Light-headedness may also occur if you have the flu, low blood sugar, a cold, or allergies. If any of these serious disorders is present, you will usually also have symptoms like chest pain, a feeling of a racing heart, loss of speech, change in vision, or other symptoms. Vertigo may be due to: Benign positional vertigo, a spinning feeling that occurs when you move your head.