Emphysematous osteomyelitis of the forefoot.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
Emphysematous osteomyelitis is a very rare, potentially fatal infection that requires immediate diagnosis and prompt treatment. Emphysematous osteomyelitis is usually considered whenever intraosseous gas is detected on imaging. Most organisms implicated in emphysematous osteomyelitis are members of the Enterobacteriaceae family or anaerobes; sometimes the infection is polymicrobial. We report a case of emphysematous osteomyelitis of the forefoot in a 33-year-old man with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Volume
31
Issue
1
First Page
100
Last Page
101
ISSN
0899-8280
Published In/Presented At
Abdelbaki, A., Bhatt, N., Gupta, N., Li, S., Abdelbaki, S., & Kumar, Y. (2017). Emphysematous osteomyelitis of the forefoot. Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 31(1), 100–101. https://doi.org/10.1080/08998280.2017.1390338
PubMedID
29686570
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article