Author/Authors :
Del-Castillo B.، Pablo Mesa نويسنده Hospital Clinical University Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain , , Rodiguez، Paula Alcaniz نويسنده Hospital Clinical University Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain , , Blazquez، Ana نويسنده Hospital Clinical University Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain , , Castellon Perez، Marta نويسنده Hospital Clinical University Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain , , Garcia، Carme Salvador نويسنده Hospital Clinical University Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain , , Ruiz، Ana Menasalvas نويسنده Hospital Clinical University Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain , , Alfayate Minguelez، Santiago نويسنده Hospital Clinical University Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain , , Requena، Encarna Mira نويسنده Hospital Mesa del Castillo, Murcia, Spain , , Arias، Lourdes Gimeno نويسنده Hospital Clinical University Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain ,
Abstract :
The current paper presents a three-year-old toddler with an acute and severe osteoarticular infection of her left hip and proximal thigh. In the first 24 hours she underwent an arthrotomy and during the intravenous phase of antibiotic treatment multiple teeth were removed because of an extensive periodontal disease. Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) was identified in her blood culture samples. The paper discusses the clinical spectrum of the disease caused by this pathogen and briefly reviews the literature. To the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first case of septic osteomyelitis and arthritis caused by SDSE in a child.
