A novel observation of pubic osteomyelitis due to <it>Streptococcus viridans </it>after dental extraction: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Pubic osteomyelitis should be suspected in athletic individuals with sudden groin pain, painful restriction of hip movements and fever. It is an infrequent and confusing disorder, which is often heralded by atypical gait disturbanc...
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| author | Naqvi Naseem Naqvi Rizwana Wong Christopher Pearce Sushmita |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Pubic osteomyelitis should be suspected in athletic individuals with sudden groin pain, painful restriction of hip movements and fever. It is an infrequent and confusing disorder, which is often heralded by atypical gait disturbance and diffuse pain in the pelvic girdle. The most common pathogen is <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>but, on occasions, efforts to identify infectious agents sometimes prove negative. Pubic osteomyelitis due to <it>Streptococcus viridans </it>has not been reported previously in the literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We describe the case of a fit 24-year-old athlete, who had a wisdom tooth extracted 2 weeks prior to the presentation, which could have served as a port of entry and predisposed the patient to transient bacteraemia.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p><it>S. viridans </it>is well known for causing infective endocarditis of native damaged heart valves, but to the best of the authors' knowledge it has not been reported previously as a cause of pubic osteomyelitis. We believe that this case should alert physicians to the association between dental procedures and osteomyelitis of the pubis secondary to <it>S. viridans</it>.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e4f94d505994a3e8db152dfdd0403d02022-12-22T03:18:50ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472008-07-012125510.1186/1752-1947-2-255A novel observation of pubic osteomyelitis due to <it>Streptococcus viridans </it>after dental extraction: a case reportNaqvi NaseemNaqvi RizwanaWong ChristopherPearce Sushmita<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Pubic osteomyelitis should be suspected in athletic individuals with sudden groin pain, painful restriction of hip movements and fever. It is an infrequent and confusing disorder, which is often heralded by atypical gait disturbance and diffuse pain in the pelvic girdle. The most common pathogen is <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>but, on occasions, efforts to identify infectious agents sometimes prove negative. Pubic osteomyelitis due to <it>Streptococcus viridans </it>has not been reported previously in the literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We describe the case of a fit 24-year-old athlete, who had a wisdom tooth extracted 2 weeks prior to the presentation, which could have served as a port of entry and predisposed the patient to transient bacteraemia.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p><it>S. viridans </it>is well known for causing infective endocarditis of native damaged heart valves, but to the best of the authors' knowledge it has not been reported previously as a cause of pubic osteomyelitis. We believe that this case should alert physicians to the association between dental procedures and osteomyelitis of the pubis secondary to <it>S. viridans</it>.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/255 |
| spellingShingle | Naqvi Naseem Naqvi Rizwana Wong Christopher Pearce Sushmita A novel observation of pubic osteomyelitis due to <it>Streptococcus viridans </it>after dental extraction: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| title | A novel observation of pubic osteomyelitis due to <it>Streptococcus viridans </it>after dental extraction: a case report |
| title_full | A novel observation of pubic osteomyelitis due to <it>Streptococcus viridans </it>after dental extraction: a case report |
| title_fullStr | A novel observation of pubic osteomyelitis due to <it>Streptococcus viridans </it>after dental extraction: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | A novel observation of pubic osteomyelitis due to <it>Streptococcus viridans </it>after dental extraction: a case report |
| title_short | A novel observation of pubic osteomyelitis due to <it>Streptococcus viridans </it>after dental extraction: a case report |
| title_sort | novel observation of pubic osteomyelitis due to it streptococcus viridans it after dental extraction a case report |
| url | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/255 |
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