Case Report: Rare occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis of the right clavicle in a patient with IgA nephropathy [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/37r]

Autor: Aishwarya Damodaran, Anusha Rohit, Georgi Abraham, Sanjeev Nair, Anand Yuvaraj
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: F1000Research, Vol 3 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2046-1402
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.3891.1
Popis: We describe the case of a 47 year old patient with proven primary IgA nephropathy who presented with osteomyelitis of the medial end of the right clavicle. The patient was not on immunosuppressive medications. He underwent aspiration curettage and CT scan of the clavicle which yielded pus that grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Following treatment with appropriate antibiotic therapy the patient presented a complete recovery of the lesion with no loss of renal function. This case highlights the importance of positive cultures in the choice of the appropriate therapy in an extremely rare case of an immunocompetent patient with osteomyelitis of the clavicle.
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