Multifocal Proteus mirabilis osteomyelitis requiring bilateral amputation in an HIV-positive patient.

نویسندگان

  • G Petsatodis
  • P D Symeonidis
  • D Karataglis
  • J Pournaras
چکیده

We present a rare case of multifocal Proteus mirabilis osteomyelitis in an HIV-positive patient. Despite the patient's good immune status as assessed by her CD4 cell count and the aggressive treatment, she eventually underwent bilateral above-knee amputations to eradicate the infection. Multifocal Proteus mirabilis osteomyelitis can have an unpredictable clinical course with a severe outcome in HIV-positive patients.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume

دوره 89 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007