Progressive destruction of the hip joint due to Klebsiella osteomyelitis

South Med J. 1985 Nov;78(11):1396-8. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198511000-00041.

Abstract

We have described a 52-year-old diabetic man with Klebsiella osteomyelitis of the femoral head and acetabulum. This case illustrates an unusual location of the infection, an absence of a preceding infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae, and a chronic and progressive course of the process over a six-month period.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Hip Joint / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / complications*
  • Klebsiella Infections / physiopathology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteomyelitis / etiology*
  • Osteomyelitis / physiopathology
  • Time Factors