background pyogenic bacteria and especially staphylococcus aurous (s. aurous) are the most common cause of chronic osteomyelitis. not only treatment protocol of chronic osteomyelitis occasionally is amiss but also this malady responds to treatment difficultly. objectives this study investigates antibiotic resistance pattern of s. aurous isolated from iranian patients who suffer from chronic ost...

  Background: Tuberculosis is an essential problem for healthcare systems especially in developing countries . All newborns are given Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine in Iran which is prepared from live bovine tuberculosis bacillus, and is given to protect against tuberculosis. Osteomyelitis secondary to BCG vaccination is rare and usually involves epiphysis of long tubular bones. Methods...

OBJECTIVE To describe the characteristics of osteomyelitis lesions of the patella and to report short- and long-term outcome after treatment in 8 foals. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series. ANIMALS Foals (n = 8). METHODS Medical records (2003-2007) and radiographs of foals that had osteomyelitis of the patella were reviewed. Inclusion criteria included clinical, radiographic, and surgi...

Older adults are predisposed to osteomyelitis either because of an increased incidence of associated disorders (e.g., peripheral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, malnutrition and poor dentition) or because of surgical procedures that are frequently performed in the elderly population (e.g., dental extractions, open-heart surgery, and prosthetic joint replacement or osteosynthesis). Two type...

conclusions our results in terms of asami scores are comparable with the published literature. furthermore, our return to work is better than most european studies (63%). all our patients said they would have the procedure again. we attribute this success partly to the multidisciplinary approach. we recommend early referral to a dedicated unit if there is any evidence of a non-::union::. result...

osteomyelitis in childhood can be a challenging diagnosis. imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis in children, and the imaging findings are crucial in the treatment decision. pediatric hematogenous osteomyelitis may have variable radiological expression, which is influenced by the age and condition of the patient, the virulence of the causative agent, the stage of the...

Subphrenic abscess though a common presentation itself encountered in surgical practice due to various cause, tubercular subphrenic the absence of coexisting tuberculous abdomen presenting as complication pulmonary tuberculosis is extremely rare. Only very few cases have been reported an extrapulmonary manifestation so far. We report case isolated sub-diaphragmatic which responded well with ant...

Abstract Osteomyelitis of the base skull is a rare but life-threatening disease. Although Klebsiella pneumoniae not pathogen that frequently associated with this infection, clinical course can rapidly progress to meningitis. Here, we describe case chronic otitis media, secondary OXA-48K . , which was complicated by osteomyelitis and fatal

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis kills five lakh patients every year in India, commonest being pulmonary tuberculosis and is often associated with effusion. Delay in diagnosis and treatment results in poor prognosis. Several studies have suggested the role of adenosine deaminase (ADA) in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusions, but false-positive results from lymphocytic effusions have also been ...