Salmonella pelvic osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent child.
A case of Salmonella enteritidis osteomyelitis isolated from the pelvis in a healthy adolescent is reported. Pelvis osteomyelitis is rare in childhood. Moreover, salmonella, typically responsible for bone infection in sickle cell anaemia, is unusually involved in healthy children. Salmonella should be considered among aetiological agents. Antibiotic treatment alone may be successful; however, sometimes, surgical drainage is required.
Department of Pediatrics, Anna Meyer Children Hospital, Florence, Italy. clecle81@hotmail.com
Clementina
C
Canessa
Sandra
S
Trapani
Domenico
D
Campanacci
Elena
E
Chiappini
Mariangela
M
Maglione
Massimo
M
Resti
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010388:Pelvis / Q000473:pathology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015242:Ofloxacin