Case report: Salmonella panama osteomyelitis in a Ghanaian child with sickle cell disease.
Sickle cell disease is a rare condition in italian patients and even rarer are its complications, in particular Salmonella osteomyelitis. We describe a case of a Ghanaian child with sickle cell disease who developed osteomyelitis due to Salmonella panama, treated successfully with surgical debridement, followed by a prolonged period of specific antibiotic therapy.
Busetti
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Dipartimento di Medicina Pubblica, UCO Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università di Trieste, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, via dell'Istria 65/1, 34137 Trieste. busetti@burlo.trieste.it
Longo
B
B
Colonna
F
F
Dibello
D
D
Barbi
E
E
Campello
C
C
D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents