A Rare Case of Osteomyelitis Caused by Haemophilus Parainfluenzae

Haemophilus parainfluenzae is a rare cause of bone and joint infections. We report a case of calcaneal osteomyelitis due to this microorganism with a review of all published. A 23-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of pain and inflammation in the calcaneus area. Osteomyelitis was suspec...

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Autores principales: Cobo, Fernando, Jiménez, Gemma, Rodríguez-Granger, Javier, Sampedro, Antonio, Aliaga-Martínez, Luis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2017
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Short Research Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5441140/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28540145
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jbji.17387
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Sumario:Haemophilus parainfluenzae is a rare cause of bone and joint infections. We report a case of calcaneal osteomyelitis due to this microorganism with a review of all published. A 23-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of pain and inflammation in the calcaneus area. Osteomyelitis was suspected at this location based on computed tomography images. Culture of six bone biopsies and surrounding tissue resulted in the isolation of H. parainfluenzae. Surgical drainage and debridement was performed, and antibiotic treatment was prescribed, resolving the infection.

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