title: Postinfection intravesical femoral head resulting in a vesicocutaneous fistula: A bizarre presentation and outcome.
abstract: Vesicocutaneous fistula can occur secondary to numerous factors. We present a case of 14-year-old girl who presented with a discharging sinus beside her labia majora with bony ankylosis of her left hip secondary to infection. Investigations revealed the femoral head protruding into the urinary bladder, resulting in a vesicocutaneous fistula. This case highlights the bizarre presentation of infection in the hip and the difficulty in diagnosis of a resultant vesicocutaneous fistula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L N Hospital, N Delhi, India. vineet.ortho@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vineet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Biswarup
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Pawanindra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: Lalit
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehtani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000209:etiology*