Salmonella typhimurium osteomyelitis of the femur in patient with Crohn's disease

Summary Osteomyelitis is an inflammation of the bone caused by infecting organisms. We present here the first case of osteomyelitis of the distal femur caused by Salmonella typhimurium in a patient with Crohn's disease. The infection was successfully treated with a combination of antibiotics an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 2010-07, Vol.122 (13-14), p.437-440
Hauptverfasser:	Gulan, Gordan, Jotanovic, Zdravko, Jurdana, Hari, Sestan, Branko, Ravlic-Gulan, Jagoda, Brncic, Nada
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenal Cortex Hormones - adverse effects Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Case Report Ceftriaxone - therapeutic use Combined Modality Therapy Crohn Disease - complications Crohn Disease - drug therapy Endocrinology Femur - surgery Gastroenterology Humans Infusions, Intravenous Internal Medicine Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis Osteomyelitis - diagnosis Osteomyelitis - surgery Pneumology/Respiratory System Postoperative Care Postoperative Complications - diagnosis Radionuclide Imaging Salmonella Food Poisoning - complications Salmonella Food Poisoning - diagnosis Salmonella Infections - diagnosis Salmonella Infections - surgery Salmonella typhimurium
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Osteomyelitis is an inflammation of the bone caused by infecting organisms. We present here the first case of osteomyelitis of the distal femur caused by Salmonella typhimurium in a patient with Crohn's disease. The infection was successfully treated with a combination of antibiotics and surgical treatment.
ISSN:	0043-5325 1613-7671
DOI:	10.1007/s00508-010-1403-4