title: Brodie's abscess of the cuboid in a pediatric male.
abstract: Brodie's abscess of the tarsal cuboid is a rare presentation of a common disease. In the present report, we describe the case of Brodie's abscess of the tarsal cuboid after a thorn prick in the foot of a 10-year-old boy. The patient was asymptomatic in the acute phase of the injury, and on presentation, no evidence was found of an open cutaneous wound. The foot radiographs showed a cavitary osteolytic lesion in the cuboid bone. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a classic penumbra sign and an abscess in the plantar intrinsic musculature. The patient was treated with curettage and debridement combined with broad-spectrum antibiotics, which resulted in complete resolution of the symptoms by 6 weeks postoperatively. Although microbiologic analysis of the surgical specimen failed to reveal a causative microorganism, histopathologic inspection showed chronic inflammation, consistent with Brodie's abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, India. drsharat88@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sharat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Mohammad Nasim
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.forename: Jerryson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bareh
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003475:Curettage; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002444:Cefuroxime