title: Fulminant spread of a femur anaerobic osteomyelitis to abdomen in a 17-year-old boy.
abstract: To our knowledge, distant spread of infection in anaerobic osteomyelitis has not been described before. In this article, we report a case of anaerobic osteomyelitis of femur with fulminant spread of infection to the abdomen in a 17-year-old boy with no predisposing medical factors and minimal bone involvement.
authors.affiliation: Shafa Rehabilitation Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Yazdi
authors.forename: Mehdi Ramezan
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shirazi
authors.forename: Mohammad Ghorban
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hoseini
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Masdari
mesh_terms: D034841:Abdominal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003646:Debridement; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002981:Clindamycin; D002939:Ciprofloxacin