A case report of osteomyelitis pubis in a hemodialysis patient with diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Osteomyelitis pubis is a rare form of osteomyelitis. Known risk factors are urogynecologic surgery, trauma caused by sport activities, pelvic malignancy and intravenous drug use. Immunocompromised patients, including hemodialysis patients, and those with diabetes are also susceptible to infection. Particularly in the hemodialysis population, the use of intravenous catheters frequently results in bacteremia and metastatic infectious complications such as osteomyelitis. We describe the first case of osteomyelitis pubis in a woman on chronic maintenance hemodialysis with diabetes mellitus.