Fulminant spread of a femur anaerobic osteomyelitis to abdomen in a 17-year-old boy

Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2012 Feb;41(2):84-6.

Abstract

To our knowledge, distant spread of infection in anaerobic osteomyelitis has not been described before. In this article, we report a case of anaerobic osteomyelitis of femur with fulminant spread of infection to the abdomen in a 17-year-old boy with no predisposing medical factors and minimal bone involvement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Cavity / microbiology
  • Abdominal Cavity / pathology*
  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteria, Anaerobic / isolation & purification*
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Bacterial Infections / pathology*
  • Bacterial Infections / therapy
  • Bacteroides / isolation & purification
  • Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Clindamycin / therapeutic use
  • Debridement
  • Femur / diagnostic imaging
  • Femur / microbiology
  • Femur / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Osteomyelitis / microbiology
  • Osteomyelitis / pathology*
  • Osteomyelitis / therapy
  • Radiography
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Clindamycin
  • Ciprofloxacin