1. Intracortical haematogenous osteomyelitis.
- Author
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Jowett AJ, Middleton SW, Quaye MC, Chesterfield H, Lasrado I, and Witham FM
- Subjects
- Abscess pathology, Adult, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Musculoskeletal Pain microbiology, Osteomyelitis pathology, Staphylococcal Infections pathology, Tibia, Abscess surgery, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Osteomyelitis surgery, Staphylococcal Infections surgery
- Abstract
We present an unusual case of haematogenous osteomyelitis in the diaphysis of the tibia of an adult leading to a subacute presentation with an extracortical abscess. Fluid from the abscess grew methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on culture; MRSA with the same antibiogram had been grown from the patient's blood seven years earlier following a bowel resection. Drainage of the abscess and curettage of the bone lesion together with appropriate antibiotic therapy led to resolution of the osteomyelitis.
- Published
- 2014
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