Yersinia enterocolitica osteomyelitis in a child.
Yersinia enterocolitica systemic infections are uncommon and osteomyelitis due to this organism is very rare. We report a 9-year-old girl with thalassemia major, liver cirrhosis, and hemosiderosis who developed osteomyelitis of the rib caused by Y enterocolitica type 0:3. Serologic response to the infection was confirmed. No definite source of infection was identified.
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006486:Hemosiderosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012272:Ribs; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications; D014481:United States; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000150:complications