Salmonella Osteomyelitis in a Pediatric Patient with a Proximal Humerus Fracture: A Case Report.

Sarah E Lindsay Catherine E HutchisonNicole AndeenScott Yang

Published in: JBJS case connector (2022)

This is an unusual presentation of a humerus fracture in a child with concomitant Salmonella osteomyelitis. Osteomyelitis is an important diagnostic consideration when considering bony erosions in the pediatric patient, even in those patients without apparent risk factors.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
escherichia coli
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
listeria monocytogenes
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
patient reported outcomes
diffusion weighted imaging