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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-22
pubmed:abstractText
The child who presents with fever, limp and hip pain will often undergo multiple diagnostic procedures before a definitive diagnosis is made. We describe a diagnostically challenging case of a 14-year-old boy presenting with an atraumatic painful limp and pyrexia. Eventually the diagnosis of obturator internus muscle abscess with associated ischial osteomyelitis was made. Of the 19 previous cases reported, four children had associated osteomyelitis and were of an older age. Symptomatology varies, clinical examination is non-specific and the diagnosis can be difficult. Haematological indices are more predictive than in cases of classical osteomyelitis or septic arthritis. Subtle features on conventional radiography and isotope bone scanning should not be overlooked while CT and MRI may be complementary in diagnosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0001-6462
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
361-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Abscess, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Anti-Bacterial Agents, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Drainage, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Lower Extremity, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Osteomyelitis, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Pain, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Risk Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Sepsis, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Soft Tissue Infections, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Staphylococcal Infections, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Tomography, X-Ray Computed, pubmed-meshheading:16035714-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Pelvic girdle sepsis in childhood. An illustrative case of the difficulty in diagnosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland. hrb_street@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports