Atypical Focal Osteomyelitis as Initial Manifestation of AIDS

Persistent pain development after a skeletal contusion rarely poses the diagnosis of osteomyelitis. We report the case of a fibular head contusion as an initial manifestation of a focal abscess development in a healthy young patient. The traditional treatment of surgical drainage revealed the presen...

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Main Authors: A. Akiki, Y. Bilde
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/541873
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description Persistent pain development after a skeletal contusion rarely poses the diagnosis of osteomyelitis. We report the case of a fibular head contusion as an initial manifestation of a focal abscess development in a healthy young patient. The traditional treatment of surgical drainage revealed the presence of an atypical Mycobacterium haemophilum isolates in the abscess. This lead to further investigations that concluded and established the diagnosis of AIDS. Conclusion. Isolation of an atypical Mycobacterium haemophilum in any abscess should lead the physician to accomplish further investigations and look for AIDS even in young healthy subjects.
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spelling doaj-art-f6ee50748609438691eec8c6c80c14c32025-02-03T00:59:23ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572011-01-01201110.1155/2011/541873541873Atypical Focal Osteomyelitis as Initial Manifestation of AIDSA. Akiki0Y. Bilde1Traumatology Unit, Chablais Hospital, 1870 Monthey, SwitzerlandTraumatology Unit, Chablais Hospital, 1870 Monthey, SwitzerlandPersistent pain development after a skeletal contusion rarely poses the diagnosis of osteomyelitis. We report the case of a fibular head contusion as an initial manifestation of a focal abscess development in a healthy young patient. The traditional treatment of surgical drainage revealed the presence of an atypical Mycobacterium haemophilum isolates in the abscess. This lead to further investigations that concluded and established the diagnosis of AIDS. Conclusion. Isolation of an atypical Mycobacterium haemophilum in any abscess should lead the physician to accomplish further investigations and look for AIDS even in young healthy subjects.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/541873
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