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Salmonella typhi osteomyelitis

J Declercq1, J Verhaegen, L Verbist

  • 1Department of Microbiology, University Hospital St Rafaël, Leuven, Belgium.

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
|January 1, 1994
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Salmonella typhi rarely causes bone infections. This study presents two forearm osteomyelitis cases in patients without a clear primary infection or direct inoculation, highlighting unusual presentations of Salmonella typhi bone disease.

Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Bacteriology
  • Orthopedics

Background:

  • Salmonella infections manifest in various clinical forms, including enteric fever, gastroenteritis, and carrier states.
  • Salmonella typhi is primarily linked to enteric fever and chronic carriage.
  • Osteomyelitis, or bone infection, due to Salmonella typhi is uncommon.

Observation:

  • Bone infections typically arise from metastatic spread during septicemia or direct inoculation.
  • This report details two cases of Salmonella typhi osteomyelitis affecting the forearm.
  • Neither patient presented with evidence of a preceding systemic infection or direct inoculation trauma.

Findings:

  • The study identified two unique cases of Salmonella typhi osteomyelitis of the forearm.

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  • These cases occurred without the usual preceding conditions of septicemia or direct inoculation.
  • This suggests alternative pathways for Salmonella typhi to cause focal bone infection.

    • Implications:

    • These findings expand the understanding of Salmonella typhi pathogenesis in bone infections.
    • Clinicians should consider Salmonella typhi in the differential diagnosis of forearm osteomyelitis, even in the absence of typical risk factors.
    • Further research is warranted to elucidate the mechanisms behind non-metastatic, non-traumatic Salmonella typhi osteomyelitis.