Abstract
Although rare, thoracic osteomyelitis can occur when toxins from a catfish spine impalement to the hand spread via the blood. This article describes diagnosis and management of this condition in a man who required hospitalization for debilitating back pain that developed 3 weeks after the initial injury.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Catfishes
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Osteomyelitis / diagnosis*
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Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
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Osteomyelitis / etiology*
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Osteomyelitis / microbiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
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Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Staphylococcal Infections / etiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Thoracic Vertebrae
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Wounds, Penetrating / diagnosis*
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Wounds, Penetrating / drug therapy
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Wounds, Penetrating / etiology*
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Wounds, Penetrating / microbiology