Progressive destruction of the hip joint due to Klebsiella osteomyelitis.
We have described a 52-year-old diabetic man with Klebsiella osteomyelitis of the femoral head and acetabulum. This case illustrates an unusual location of the infection, an absence of a preceding infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae, and a chronic and progressive course of the process over a six-month period.
D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors