Emphysematous osteomyelitis of the forefoot

Authors

Ahmed Abdelbaki, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut.Follow
Neeraj Bhatt, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut.Follow
Nishant Gupta, Department of Radiology, Saint Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, Connecticut.Follow
Shuo Li, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut.Follow
Shady Abdelbaki, Department of Medicine, Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut.Follow
Yogesh Kumar, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut.Follow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)

Abstract

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.

First Page

100

Last Page

101

DOI

10.1080/08998280.2017.1390338

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Recommended Citation

Abdelbaki, Ahmed; Bhatt, Neeraj; Gupta, Nishant; Li, Shuo; Abdelbaki, Shady; and Kumar, Yogesh, "Emphysematous osteomyelitis of the forefoot" (2018). Radiology. 53.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/radiology/53

Identifier

29686570 (pubmed); PMC5903510 (pmc); 10.1080/08998280.2017.1390338 (doi); 1390338 (pii)