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Published on: September 22, 2019
Brodie's abscess of the ulna caused by Salmonella typhi
K C Ip1, Y L Lam, Robert Y P Chang
1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ivan_ipkc@yahoo.com.hk
Abstract:
Osteomyelitis caused by Salmonella typhi is rare in patients with no haemoglobinopathies or other diseases causing immunosuppression. Brodie's abscess is a special variety of subacute or chronic osteomyelitis. An otherwise healthy woman who presented with forearm swelling for 6 months was diagnosed with a Brodie's abscess of the ulna caused by Salmonella typhi. Magnetic resonance imaging and a computed tomography-guided needle biopsy were performed. She was later found to be a Salmonella carrier. The Brodie's abscess was treated by surgical debridement and a course of antibiotics. The clinical, radiological, and management aspects of the disease are discussed.
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