Pseudomonas pelvic osteomyelitis in a healthy child

Pediatric pelvic osteomyelitis is a rare entity. The diagnosis is frequently delayed due to difficulty in confirming the diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of Pseudomonas pelvic osteomyelitis in a previously healthy adolescent boy. The diagnosis was made radiographically and...

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Autores principales: Akhras, Nour, Blackwood, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2011
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Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3892646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24470915
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e1
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description Pediatric pelvic osteomyelitis is a rare entity. The diagnosis is frequently delayed due to difficulty in confirming the diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of Pseudomonas pelvic osteomyelitis in a previously healthy adolescent boy. The diagnosis was made radiographically and confirmed by culture. The patient was treated with Levofloxacin and Gentamicin resulting in a complete recovery.
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spelling pubmed-38926462014-01-27 Pseudomonas pelvic osteomyelitis in a healthy child Akhras, Nour Blackwood, Alexander Infect Dis Rep Brief Report Pediatric pelvic osteomyelitis is a rare entity. The diagnosis is frequently delayed due to difficulty in confirming the diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of Pseudomonas pelvic osteomyelitis in a previously healthy adolescent boy. The diagnosis was made radiographically and confirmed by culture. The patient was treated with Levofloxacin and Gentamicin resulting in a complete recovery. PAGEPress Publications 2011-12-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3892646/ /pubmed/24470915 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e1 Text en ©Copyright N. Akhras and A. Blackwood, 2012 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License (CC BY-NC 3.0). Licensee PAGEPress, Italy
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