title: Multifocal Proteus mirabilis osteomyelitis requiring bilateral amputation in an HIV-positive patient.
abstract: We present a rare case of multifocal Proteus mirabilis osteomyelitis in an HIV-positive patient. Despite the patient's good immune status as assessed by her CD4 cell count and the aggressive treatment, she eventually underwent bilateral above-knee amputations to eradicate the infection. Multifocal Proteus mirabilis osteomyelitis can have an unpredictable clinical course with a severe outcome in HIV-positive patients.
authors.affiliation: 1st Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessalonika, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, 57010 Exohi, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petsatodis
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Symeonidis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karataglis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pournaras
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011513:Proteus mirabilis; D011859:Radiography