Actinomycetes as the causative organism of osteomyelitis in sickle cell disease |
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Authors: | Susan J. Barter M.D. Oliver Hennessy M.D. |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, W12 OHS London, England |
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Abstract: | The case of a 17-year-old girl with sickle cell anaemia who presented with extensive osteomyelitis due to actinomycetes is reported. Osteomyelitis in the long bones due to actinomycosis is extremely rare. A review of the literature reveals only six cases in which actinomycetes have been isolated from lesions affecting a long bone. The occurrence of this condition in sickle cell haemoglobinopathy has not been previously reported. |
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Keywords: | Actinomycosis Osteomyelitis Sickle cell disease |
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