Needle Licker’s Osteomyelitis Revisited: An Unusual Case of Vertebral Osteomyelitis with <i>Eikenella corrodens</i> in a Diabetic Patient
Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Eikenella corrodens is extremely rare. We report an unusual case of an infection caused by E. corrodens in a self-insulin-administering patient with diabetes. Similar to needle licker’s osteomyelitis, our case shows most likely the same pathomechanism and stresses the...
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| author | Bianca Roth Katrin-Elisabeth Schimke Agnes Ruckstuhl Fabrice Külling Tobias Dietrich Carol Strahm |
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| description | Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Eikenella corrodens is extremely rare. We report an unusual case of an infection caused by E. corrodens in a self-insulin-administering patient with diabetes. Similar to needle licker’s osteomyelitis, our case shows most likely the same pathomechanism and stresses the importance of correct insulin application. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-52467fde252349019713cbea153803052025-02-03T06:47:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66332019-01-01201910.1155/2019/76201867620186Needle Licker’s Osteomyelitis Revisited: An Unusual Case of Vertebral Osteomyelitis with <i>Eikenella corrodens</i> in a Diabetic PatientBianca Roth0Katrin-Elisabeth Schimke1Agnes Ruckstuhl2Fabrice Külling3Tobias Dietrich4Carol Strahm5Turkish General StaffDepartment of Industrial EngineeringDepartment of Industrial EngineeringDepartment of AnaesthesiaDepartment of SurgeryTurkish General StaffVertebral osteomyelitis due to Eikenella corrodens is extremely rare. We report an unusual case of an infection caused by E. corrodens in a self-insulin-administering patient with diabetes. Similar to needle licker’s osteomyelitis, our case shows most likely the same pathomechanism and stresses the importance of correct insulin application.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7620186 |
| spellingShingle | Bianca Roth Katrin-Elisabeth Schimke Agnes Ruckstuhl Fabrice Külling Tobias Dietrich Carol Strahm Needle Licker’s Osteomyelitis Revisited: An Unusual Case of Vertebral Osteomyelitis with <i>Eikenella corrodens</i> in a Diabetic Patient Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Needle Licker’s Osteomyelitis Revisited: An Unusual Case of Vertebral Osteomyelitis with <i>Eikenella corrodens</i> in a Diabetic Patient |
| title_full | Needle Licker’s Osteomyelitis Revisited: An Unusual Case of Vertebral Osteomyelitis with <i>Eikenella corrodens</i> in a Diabetic Patient |
| title_fullStr | Needle Licker’s Osteomyelitis Revisited: An Unusual Case of Vertebral Osteomyelitis with <i>Eikenella corrodens</i> in a Diabetic Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Needle Licker’s Osteomyelitis Revisited: An Unusual Case of Vertebral Osteomyelitis with <i>Eikenella corrodens</i> in a Diabetic Patient |
| title_short | Needle Licker’s Osteomyelitis Revisited: An Unusual Case of Vertebral Osteomyelitis with <i>Eikenella corrodens</i> in a Diabetic Patient |
| title_sort | needle licker x2019 s osteomyelitis revisited an unusual case of vertebral osteomyelitis with i eikenella corrodens i in a diabetic patient |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7620186 |
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