[Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in infancy and childhood].

Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in a Five-Month-Old Male with Rickets

Osteomyelitis is defined as an infection of the bone, bone marrow, and the surrounding soft tissues. Most cases of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children are caused by Gram-positive bacteria, principally Staphylococcus aureus. We present a case where a 5-month-old male had an acute onset of decreased movement of his left leg and increased irritability and was subsequently diagnosed with r...

Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis and septic arthritis in children.

This retrospective study analyzed the clinical, bacteriological, and radiological features of pediatric patients with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis and septic arthritis. Eighty-four patients with septic arthritis and 39 with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis were enrolled. Their age ranged from 13 days to 17 years. In patients with septic arthritis, the hip joint was the most often infected s...

Hematogenous Long Bone Osteomyelitis by Prevotella (Bacteroides) Melaninogenicus

UNLABELLED Anaerobic infections are difficult to recognize and may lead to life threatening complications. We present the case of an acute Prevotella hematogenous infection of the humerus in a previously healthy adult patient, treated with a two-stage surgical treatment, emphasizing on the importance of the radical surgical debridement and the selection of the appropriate antimicrobial agents. ...

Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis.

Induced membrane technique for the treatment of chronic hematogenous tibia osteomyelitis

BACKGROUND Chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis often results from the improper treatment of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis. At present, there is lack of uniform standards for the treatment, and the clinical features of the disease are unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore the clinical efficacy and complications of chronic hematogenous tibia osteomyelitis treated with the induced me...