Multifocal bacterial osteomyelitis in a renal allograft recipient following urosepsis

AT Valson; VG David; V Balaji; GT John

doi:10.4103/0971-4065.132022

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Year : 2014 | Volume : 24 | Issue : 3 | Page : 189-192

Multifocal bacterial osteomyelitis in a renal allograft recipient following urosepsis

AT Valson¹, VG David¹, V Balaji², GT John³
¹ Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
² Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
³ Renal Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia

Correspondence Address:
A T Valson
Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore - 632 004, Tamil Nadu
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.132022

Non-tubercular bacterial osteomyelitis is a rare infection. We report on a renal allograft recipient with osteomyelitis complicating urosepsis, manifesting as a multifocal infection poorly responsive to appropriate antibiotics and surgical intervention and culminating in graft loss.

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