Osteomyelitis and secondary septic arthritis caused by Sphingomonas paucimobilis

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作者
Charity, RM [1 ]
Foukas, AF [1 ]
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[1] Royal Liverpool Childrens Hosp, Dept Trauma & Orthopaed Surg, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
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10.1007/s15010-005-4048-x
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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We describe a case of osteomyelitis and secondary septic arthritis caused by Sphingomonas paucimobilis in an immunosupressed adolescent which did not present typically, leading to a delay in diagnosis. This case highlights the need to thoroughly investigate musculoskeletal pain in the immunocompromised patient in order to exclude an infection as a cause.
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