Mycobacterium fortuitum osteomyelitis following trauma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Consequent to a high-speed motor-vehicle accident, a patient developed Mycobacterium fortuitum osteomyelitis of an open fracture of his proximal humerus. The patient was treated with a single debridement, oral ciprofloxacin, and hyperbaric oxygen and is free of disease at 2 years.
Medical subject headings
- Multiple Trauma
- Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
- Osteomyelitis
Anatomy
- shoulder