Klebsiella pneumoniae osteomyelitis: demonstration by three-phase radionuclide bone imaging.
The Klebsiella pneumoniae bacillus is a rare cause of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of long bones. Bony involvement usually develops from a bacteremia associated with a Klebsiella pulmonary or urinary tract infection. Diabetes mellitus, alcoholism, or cirrhosis are predisposing conditions to the development of this form of osteomyelitis. A case report follows in which two sites of Klebsiella osteomyelitis were demonstrated by three-phase bone imaging in a patient with both diabetes and alcoholism.
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Nuclear Medicine Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate