Acute osteomyelitis of the talus in a 28-year-old woman

Wer e p o r tac a s eo fa d u l to s t e o my e l i t so ft h et a l u st r e a t e dwi t hh y d r o x y a p a t i t eb l o c k si mp r e gn a t e dwi t ha n t i b i o t i c s . A 4 6 -y e a r -o l dwo ma nv i s i t e do u ro u t p a t i e n td e p a r t me n td u et os u d d e no n s e t o fs we l l i n ga n dp a i no fh e rl e f ta n k l e . I nl a b o r a t o r ye x a mi n a t i o n , C -r e a c t i v ep r o t e i n( C RP ) i n c r e a s e d u pt o1 0mg / d l .Cu l t u r eo fs y n o v i a lf l u i da s p i r a t e df r o m h e ra n k l ej o i n ts h o we d S t r e p t o c o c c u s p n e u mo n i a ei n f e c t i o n . Ra d i o g r a p h ss h o we dal y t i cl e s i o ni nt h ep o s t e r o l a t e r a l a s p e c to f t h et a l u sa n d MRIo nT2 WIa n dS TI R i n d i c a t e dah i g hs i g n a li n t e n s i t yl e s i o nwi t h i nt h eb o d yo ft h et a l u s .We d i a g n o s e di ta so s t e o my e l i t i so ft h et a l u s . S h ewa si mme d i a t e l ya d mi t t e da n du n d e r we n ts u r g e r yi n o u rd e p a r t me n t . Af t e rd e b r i d e me n t , h y d r o x y a p a t i t eb l o c k si mp r e g n a t e dwi t hv a n c o my c i nwa sf i l l e d i nt h et a l u s . Af t e rt h eo p e r a t i o n , l o c a l s y mp t o msa n df e v e ri mp r o v e d . C RPd e c r e a s e dwi t h i nn o r ma l r a n g eu pt of i v ewe e k sa f t e rs u r e r y .

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Acute osteomyelitis of the talus in a 28-year-old woman

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