title: Calcaneal osteomyelitis following steroid injection: a case report.
abstract: A 71-year-old male presented with unremitting heel pain in the region of his calcaneal tuberosity. He had been previously treated with steroid injections for plantar fasciitis. Diagnostic workup revealed a calcaneal osteomyelitis which was treated with a partial calcanectomy. This case underlines the need to rule out this expected but previously unreported complication.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003348:Cortisone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D003348:Cortisone