A rare case of Salmonella osteomyelitis in the humerus as a differential diagnosis to a malignant bone tumor

D Bettin; G Schaphorn; S Blasius; K Becker; T Niemeyer

doi:10.1007/s00402-002-0436-1

A rare case of Salmonella osteomyelitis in the humerus as a differential diagnosis to a malignant bone tumor

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2002 Dec;122(9-10):544-6. doi: 10.1007/s00402-002-0436-1. Epub 2002 Nov 5.

Authors

D Bettin¹, G Schaphorn, S Blasius, K Becker, T Niemeyer

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 12483341
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-002-0436-1

Abstract

Salmonella osteomyelitis without predisposing factors is seldom seen and thus difficult to diagnose. We report on a 14-year-old healthy boy with Salmonella osteomyelitis which occurred 2 years after trauma. Radical operative debridement is recommended. Intravenous ciprofloxacin has proved to be effective because of good tissue penetration and sensitivity towards Salmonella.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
Debridement
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Humeral Fractures / surgery
Humerus*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Osteomyelitis / diagnosis*
Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
Osteomyelitis / microbiology
Osteomyelitis / surgery
Salmonella Infections / diagnosis*

Substances

Ciprofloxacin