Leuconostoc osteomyelitis

Joint Bone Spine. 2005 Jan;72(1):79-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2004.05.004.

Abstract

Leuconostoc spp. is a variety of streptococcus that can cause disease in humans, most notably those with HIV infection or other causes of immunodepression. We report the case of a patient who had Leuconostoc osteomyelitis in an area of lymphedema.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Leuconostoc*
  • Lymphedema / complications
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnosis*
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography
  • Tibia / diagnostic imaging
  • Tibia / microbiology*