Abstract
Neonatal osteomyelitis is uncommon. The disease starts often without signs of infection and may lead to severe complications. A case is reported of a neonate with vertebral osteomyelitis of the cervical vertebrae. Difficulties of diagnosing the disease and several therapeutic regimes proposed in the literature are discussed.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Braces
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Cervical Vertebrae*
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Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Osteomyelitis / complications
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Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
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Osteomyelitis / therapy
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Paronychia / complications*
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Spinal Cord Compression / etiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification