Acute Haematogenous Metacarpal Osteomyelitis in Children : A Case Report and Review of Literature
Joint Authors
Monllau García, Joan Carles
Soria Villegas, Laura
Colomina Morales, Jordi
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-08-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Metatarsal osteomyelitis in children is a very uncommon disease, and this can make diagnosis difficult leading to a delay in treatment that can cause complications like brachymetacarpia or loss of function.
We present an infant affected by granulomatous chronic disease with acute haematogenous osteomyelitis of the fourth metacarpal.
Serratia marcescens was found to be the pathogenic agent.
Treatment was antibiotics and debridement.
Bone healed with little length discrepancy but functional result was normal.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Colomina Morales, Jordi& Soria Villegas, Laura& Monllau García, Joan Carles. 2011. Acute Haematogenous Metacarpal Osteomyelitis in Children : A Case Report and Review of Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Colomina Morales, Jordi…[et al.]. Acute Haematogenous Metacarpal Osteomyelitis in Children : A Case Report and Review of Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Colomina Morales, Jordi& Soria Villegas, Laura& Monllau García, Joan Carles. Acute Haematogenous Metacarpal Osteomyelitis in Children : A Case Report and Review of Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489533