Successful treatment of Mycobacterium ulcerans osteomyelitis with minor surgical debridement and prolonged rifampicin and ciprofloxacin therapy: a case report.
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Department of Infectious Diseases, The Geelong Hospital, Ryrie Street, Geelong, Australia. daniel.obrien@amsterdam.msf.org.Issue Date
2008-06
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Journal of Medical Case ReportsAbstract
ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Treatment for osteomyelitis-complicating Mycobacterium ulcerans infection typically requires extensive surgery and even amputation, with no reported benefit from adjunctive antibiotics. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of an 87-year-old woman with M. ulcerans osteomyelitis that resolved following limited surgical debridement and 6 months of therapy with rifampicin and ciprofloxacin. CONCLUSION: M. ulcerans osteomyelitis can be successfully treated with limited surgical debridement and adjunctive oral antibiotics.Publisher
BioMed CentralPubMed ID
18439310Language
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1752-1947ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1186/1752-1947-2-123
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