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A Rare Facultative Anaerobe Causing Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of the Pubic Bone
Emphysematous osteomyelitis is an uncommon and fatal disease that can only be confirmed with a contrast-enhanced CT scan showing characteristic features of air locules within the bone. It usually occurs in the setting of existing comorbidities and suppressed immune system resulting in widespread bac...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9351716/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35936166 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26575 |
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author | Iftikhar, Samra Iftikhar, Sidrah Ijaz, Nadeem Akhtar, Mehmood Gul, Hina |
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description | Emphysematous osteomyelitis is an uncommon and fatal disease that can only be confirmed with a contrast-enhanced CT scan showing characteristic features of air locules within the bone. It usually occurs in the setting of existing comorbidities and suppressed immune system resulting in widespread bacteremia which may be mono or poly-microbial. Presented here is a case of this disease caused by an unusual anaerobe affecting the pubic bone. This case emphasizes the importance of early imaging as it is crucial for the diagnosis and can facilitate early aggressive management. Moreover, it highlights the importance of early intravenous antibiotics and surgical intervention, which can be life-saving and result in a better outcome in the future. |
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spelling | pubmed-93517162022-08-05 A Rare Facultative Anaerobe Causing Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of the Pubic Bone Iftikhar, Samra Iftikhar, Sidrah Ijaz, Nadeem Akhtar, Mehmood Gul, Hina Cureus Internal Medicine Emphysematous osteomyelitis is an uncommon and fatal disease that can only be confirmed with a contrast-enhanced CT scan showing characteristic features of air locules within the bone. It usually occurs in the setting of existing comorbidities and suppressed immune system resulting in widespread bacteremia which may be mono or poly-microbial. Presented here is a case of this disease caused by an unusual anaerobe affecting the pubic bone. This case emphasizes the importance of early imaging as it is crucial for the diagnosis and can facilitate early aggressive management. Moreover, it highlights the importance of early intravenous antibiotics and surgical intervention, which can be life-saving and result in a better outcome in the future. Cureus 2022-07-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9351716/ /pubmed/35936166 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26575 Text en Copyright © 2022, Iftikhar et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Internal Medicine Iftikhar, Samra Iftikhar, Sidrah Ijaz, Nadeem Akhtar, Mehmood Gul, Hina A Rare Facultative Anaerobe Causing Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of the Pubic Bone |
title | A Rare Facultative Anaerobe Causing Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of the Pubic Bone |
title_full | A Rare Facultative Anaerobe Causing Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of the Pubic Bone |
title_fullStr | A Rare Facultative Anaerobe Causing Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of the Pubic Bone |
title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Facultative Anaerobe Causing Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of the Pubic Bone |
title_short | A Rare Facultative Anaerobe Causing Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of the Pubic Bone |
title_sort | rare facultative anaerobe causing emphysematous osteomyelitis of the pubic bone |
topic | Internal Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9351716/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35936166 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26575 |
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