Salmonella osteomyelitis.
A case report of a young girl with salmonella osteomyelitis of left radius is presented having no constitutional symptoms. X-ray, changes are described. Curettage tissue sent for culture and histology. Histology showed non-specific osteomyelitis while salmonella was grown. She was treated accordingly and got cured with three year follow-up.
Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. dramirgojali@yahoo.com
Amir
A
Ahmed
Abdu
A
Basit
A Z
AZ
Rehman
D000293:Adolescent; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003475:Curettage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000658:Amoxicillin