Sacral Emphysematous Osteomyelitis Caused by<i>Escherichia coli</i>after Arthroscopy of the Knee

Velickovic, Mirko; Hockertz, Thomas

doi:10.1155/2016/1961287

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“…Secondly, the organism isolated as reported by the blood culture report is M. Morgagni, a rare facultative anaerobe predominantly causing hospital-acquired infections. The most common organism implicated in this condition overall has been Escherichia Coli [6][7][8]. To the best of our knowledge, this facultative anaerobe has not yet been isolated as a cause of this disease.…”

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A Rare Facultative Anaerobe Causing Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of the Pubic Bone

Iftikhar¹,

Iftikhar²,

Ijaz³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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A Rare Facultative Anaerobe Causing Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of the Pubic Bone

Iftikhar¹,

Iftikhar²,

Ijaz³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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“…In the time since the first report of emphysematous infection in 1981 (8), several case reports and case series (11–13,17,18) of such infections in the spine and other sites have appeared; most infections were diagnosed by detecting air bubbles on CT and a few reports (11,12,18) mentioned air bubbles apparent on MRI T2W images. However, to the best of our knowledge, no prior study has addressed the unusual enhancement patterns of emphysematous infection.…”

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Atypical infectious spondylitis with reduced bone marrow enhancement: “black vertebra sign”

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Background A few patients suspected of having infectious spondylitis exhibited a reduced enhancement pattern on postcontrast T1-weighted (T1W) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Purpose To investigate the characteristics of infectious spondylitis patients who exhibited reduced vertebral enhancement. Material and Methods From January 2010 to November 2017, 456 patients with findings suspicious for infectious spondylitis on 706 postcontrast T1W imaging were retrospectively evaluated. When an affected vertebra exhibited markedly reduced enhancement compared to normal bone marrow (BM), the vertebra was termed a “black vertebra.” MRI and computed tomography (CT) imaging findings within two-week intervals and the patients’ clinical characteristics were reviewed. Results Ten patients (5 men, 5 women; mean age 66.4 years) whose MRI scans revealed the black vertebra sign were included. Among the 10 patients with black vertebrae, six patients exhibited signal voids in or around the affected vertebral bodies on T2-weighted (T2W) images. Eight patients showed air bubbles on CT images, suggestive of emphysematous infection. However, the typical image findings of infectious spondylitis were uncommon, namely, low BM signal intensity (SI) on T1W images (n=1) and intradiscal fluid-equivalent SI on T2W images (n=5) at an early stage. On follow-up MRI (average interval 7.2 weeks from initial MRI), available for five patients, marked progression of infection was evidenced by increased numbers of affected segments (n=3), low T1 SIs of the affected vertebrae (n=5), and increased contrast enhancement (n=3). Five patients underwent surgery to treat infections not controlled by antibiotics. Conclusion A black vertebra sign on postcontrast T1W imaging seems to reflect an early emphysematous infection.

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“…Less than 30 cases have been described in the English literature. 6 Most cases are associated with immunosuppression as a result of diabetes or malignancies. 5 Our patient suffered from poorly controlled type 1 diabetes with a blood sugar of 387 mg/dL upon presentation.…”

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Emphysematous osteomyelitis of the forefoot

Abdelbaki

Bhatt

Gupta

et al. 2017

Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings

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Emphysematous osteomyelitis is a very rare, potentially fatal infection that requires immediate diagnosis and prompt treatment. Emphysematous osteomyelitis is usually considered whenever intraosseous gas is detected on imaging. Most organisms implicated in emphysematous osteomyelitis are members of the Enterobacteriaceae family or anaerobes; sometimes the infection is polymicrobial. We report a case of emphysematous osteomyelitis of the forefoot in a 33-year-old man with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

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Sacral Emphysematous Osteomyelitis Caused byEscherichia coliafter Arthroscopy of the Knee

Cited by 11 publications

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A Rare Facultative Anaerobe Causing Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of the Pubic Bone

A Rare Facultative Anaerobe Causing Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of the Pubic Bone

Atypical infectious spondylitis with reduced bone marrow enhancement: “black vertebra sign”

Emphysematous osteomyelitis of the forefoot

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