Skeletal infections in cirrhotics.
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in English
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| ID: sea-65350
ABSTRACT
There are few reports of skeletal infections in patients with cirrhosis. We present two such cases, both with alcoholic liver disease, seen over a period of one year. The first, a 46-year-old man, presented as pyrexia of unknown origin, and was found to have pyogenic discitis; he responded to antibiotic and surgery. The second, a 42-year-old man, presented with chest wall abscess and was diagnosed to have tubercular osteomyelitis; he expired despite treatment with non-hepatotoxic anti-tubercular drugs.
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Main subject:
Osteomyelitis
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Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular
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Humans
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Male
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Discitis
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Fatal Outcome
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Adult
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Liver Cirrhosis
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Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic
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Middle Aged
Language:
English
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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