Bad to the bone. Not all bone tumors are cancer: Case of long bone osteomyelitis

Long bone osteomyelitis could mimic bony tumor in clinical presentation and imaging studies. We present a case of a 47-year man who presented with leg pain, weight loss and night sweats that initially was thought to be related to osteosarcoma, later suffered a pathologic fracture from Staphylococcus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yau, Tat W., Franz, Bennet D., Osman, Hanadi A., Rivera, Jessica C., Azhar, Ashaur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10542419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37790215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01897
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Sumario:Long bone osteomyelitis could mimic bony tumor in clinical presentation and imaging studies. We present a case of a 47-year man who presented with leg pain, weight loss and night sweats that initially was thought to be related to osteosarcoma, later suffered a pathologic fracture from Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis. This case highlights the importance of source control of infection and careful clinical evaluation including radiographic and pathologic findings that can help physicians to differentiate between competing diagnoses.

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