title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa sacroiliitis and osteomyelitis of pelvic bones after radical prostatectomy.
abstract: A 66-year-old diabetic man presented with acute incapacitating pelvic pain 6 weeks after radical prostatectomy. Symphysis pubis biopsy showed chronic osteomyelitis, and culture grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Despite a 7-week course of intravenous piperacillin and ceftazidime, he returned 6 months later with the same symptoms. Imaging studies and biopsy indicated right sacroiliitis and persistent pseudomonas osteomyelitis of the pelvic bones. He refused surgical debridement and was successfully treated with the same antibiotics for 8 more weeks. We emphasize the importance of bone biopsy and culture to expedite effective intravenous antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Sero
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andonian
authors.forename: Danny M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Rabah
authors.forename: Armen G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Aprikian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000382:microbiology*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000382:microbiology*; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D002442:Ceftazidime; D010878:Piperacillin