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Osteomyelitis--a case report
1Armidale Rural Referral Hospital, New South Wales. sudheer.ahamed@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
Australian Family Physician
|July 4, 2009
Abstract
Background:
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection has classically been associated with institutional health care settings such as hospitals and nursing homes.
Objective:
This article presents a case of community acquired MRSA infection resulting in severe osteomyelitis of the humerus, followed by a brief discussion and literature review.
Discussion:
Over the past few years, more community acquired cases of MRSA have occurred. Methicillin resistant S. aureus usually infects skin and soft tissue. Occasionally, a life threatening infection occurs involving the blood, lungs, heart and bone.