Case report: Salmonella panama osteomyelitis in a Ghanaian child with sickle cell disease
Busetti, M.; Longo, B.; Colonna, F.; Dibello, D.; Barbi, E.; Campello, C.
La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica Medical and Surgical Pediatrics 24(5): 390-391
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-5387 PMID: 12494543 Document Number: 542614
Sickle cell disease is a rare condition in italian patients and even rarer are its complications, in particular Salmonella osteomyelitis. We describe a case of a Ghanaian child with sickle cell disease who developed osteomyelitis due to Salmonella panama, treated successfully with surgical debridement, followed by a prolonged period of specific antibiotic therapy.