PubMed · 7206482
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A Ia Iaremchuk, V B Korolenko, V P Kozak. 1981. [Treatment experience with postinjection abscesses].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7206482/
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STUDY DESIGN: A case report. OBJECTIVES: To document the rare condition of staphylococcal osteomyelitis of the odontoid process and to increase knowledge about the clinical characteristics and favorable outcome if patients are managed appropriately. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Osteomyelitis of the odontoid process caused by Staphylococcus aureus is a rare disease. A handful of cases have been reported within the last 30 years. Destructive odontoid peg involvement is most commonly associated with rheumatoid disease, which has a distinct clinical course compared with that of bacterial infection. METHODS: Two patients with bacterial osteomyelitis of the odontoid peg underwent medical and surgical treatment. They were observed for 3 years. All authors were involved in the care of these patients. RESULTS: Close monitoring of the patients' neurologic status and the use of noninvasive imaging techniques to evaluate the cervical spine led to an individualized treatment plan including antibiotic medication and transoral surgery with good outcomes in both cases. CONCLUSIONS: Awareness of the occurrence of bacterial osteomyelitis of the odontoid process, with or without neurologic symptoms, in patients with neck pain and fever may lead to earlier detection of this potentially critical condition, which has an excellent prognosis when treated early and appropriately.
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PURPOSE: We describe the sonographic appearances of extrapulmonary visceral organ abscesses in melioidosis and examine the role of sonography in early detection and follow-up of this elusive disease. METHODS: The sonograms and records of 80 patients with melioidosis were retrospectively reviewed. The number, size, sonographic appearances, and distribution of abscesses in the abdominal visceral organs were analyzed. RESULTS: The most common suspected diagnoses upon hospital admission were septicemia and pyrexia of unknown origin (39%). Abdominal visceral organ abscess was suspected in only 28% of patients. Fifty-seven patients (71%) had single organ involvement, and 23 (29%) had multiple organ involvement. There were lesions in the spleen in 59 patients (74%), liver in 37 (46%), and kidney in 10 (12%). Multiple abscesses were much more common than a solitary abscess in each organ and were demonstrated in 83%, 68%, and 75% of patients with spleen, liver, and kidney involvement, respectively. The sonographic findings of multiple small abscesses with a "target-like" appearance and larger multiloculated abscesses were common in every organ. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of multiple small, discrete abscesses in visceral organs, particularly the spleen, should raise the suspicion of this disease. In endemic areas, screening sonography should be done in every patient presenting with septicemia or fever of unknown origin.