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A Rare Case of Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of Femur in an Intravenous Drug User

Emphysematous osteomyelitis (EO) is a rare condition characterized by the appearance of gas locules within the bone on imaging, usually as a result of anaerobic bacterial infection. We present the case of a 46-year-old known intravenous (IV) drug user who was admitted to the emergency department wit...

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Autores principales: Sachdev, Imroz Singh, Tomer, Neeru, Bethapudi, Sarath, Priya, Sarv, Atwal, Swapndeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8405401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513389
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16782

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