title: First case of osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: pubic osteomyelitis in a gored farmer.
abstract: We report the first proven case of osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. This infection occurred almost 20 years after traumatic inoculation of the bacterium, when the patient was gored by one of his cows. Diagnosis was made by bone biopsies, and treatment included rifampicin and levofloxacin for 3 months.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, Limoges Teaching Hospital, France. Electronic address: e.denes@free.fr.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Denes
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Limoges Teaching Hospital, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Camilleri
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedics Surgery Department, Limoges Teaching Hospital, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fiorenza
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Laboratory, Limoges Teaching Hospital, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004888:Erysipelothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000067565:Farmers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011630:Pubic Bone
keywords: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; bone infection; cow; osteitis; osteomyelitis; pubic bone; pubic osteomyelitis