title: Pubic osteomyelitis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a patient with diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Osteomyelitis of the pubic symphysis or pubic osteomyelitis is a rare entity that is encountered in certain groups of people such as athletes, intravenous drug users, patients with pelvic malignancy, and patients who have undergone surgical manipulations of the genitourinary system. The most frequent causative organism is Staphylococcus aureus. K pneumoniae is a common pathogen in diabetic patients, but pubic osteomyelitis due to K pneumoniae has not previously been described. We present a diabetic patient with pubic osteomyelitis caused by K pneumoniae without known predisposing factors.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Medicine, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Spyros P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Dourakis
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alexopoulou
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Metallinos
authors.forename: Loukas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thanos
authors.forename: Athanasios J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Archimandritis
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011630:Pubic Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents