Multifocal simultaneous Salmonella typhi osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent adult

Scand J Infect Dis. 2002;34(10):770-2. doi: 10.1080/00365540260348590.

Abstract

We report a case of Salmonella typhi osteomyelitis that presented as a pathologic fracture of the left femur and had additional silent manifestations in the right tibia and humerus in an otherwise healthy adult. This is the first report in the literature of multifocal simultaneous Salmonella osteomyelitis in an adult with no underlying medical condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / administration & dosage
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Male
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
  • Osteomyelitis / etiology*
  • Osteomyelitis / immunology
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Risk Assessment
  • Salmonella Infections / complications*
  • Salmonella Infections / diagnosis
  • Salmonella Infections / drug therapy
  • Salmonella Infections / immunology
  • Salmonella typhi / isolation & purification*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents