Case Report: Rare occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis of the right clavicle in a patient with IgA nephropathy [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/37r]

We describe the case of a 47 year old patient with proven primary IgA nephropathy who presented with osteomyelitis of the medial end of the right clavicle. The patient was not on immunosuppressive medications. He underwent aspiration curettage and CT scan of the clavicle which yielded pus that grew...

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Main Authors:	Aishwarya Damodaran, Anusha Rohit, Georgi Abraham, Sanjeev Nair, Anand Yuvaraj
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	F1000 Research Ltd 2014-11-01
Series:	F1000Research
Subjects:	Bacterial Infections Bone Biology, Osteoporosis & Other Diseases of Bone Renal Function & Transport Physiology
Online Access:	http://f1000research.com/articles/3-268/v1

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spelling	doaj-82f47c3817fa4b13a9337a97fd497fb22020-11-25T03:52:05ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022014-11-01310.12688/f1000research.3891.14167Case Report: Rare occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis of the right clavicle in a patient with IgA nephropathy [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/37r]Aishwarya Damodaran0Anusha Rohit1Georgi Abraham2Sanjeev Nair3Anand Yuvaraj4Madras Medical Mission Hospital, Chennai, 600037, IndiaMadras Medical Mission Hospital, Chennai, 600037, IndiaMadras Medical Mission Hospital, Chennai, 600037, IndiaMadras Medical Mission Hospital, Chennai, 600037, IndiaMadras Medical Mission Hospital, Chennai, 600037, IndiaWe describe the case of a 47 year old patient with proven primary IgA nephropathy who presented with osteomyelitis of the medial end of the right clavicle. The patient was not on immunosuppressive medications. He underwent aspiration curettage and CT scan of the clavicle which yielded pus that grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Following treatment with appropriate antibiotic therapy the patient presented a complete recovery of the lesion with no loss of renal function. This case highlights the importance of positive cultures in the choice of the appropriate therapy in an extremely rare case of an immunocompetent patient with osteomyelitis of the clavicle.http://f1000research.com/articles/3-268/v1Bacterial InfectionsBone Biology, Osteoporosis & Other Diseases of BoneRenal Function & Transport Physiology
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author	Aishwarya Damodaran Anusha Rohit Georgi Abraham Sanjeev Nair Anand Yuvaraj
spellingShingle	Aishwarya Damodaran Anusha Rohit Georgi Abraham Sanjeev Nair Anand Yuvaraj Case Report: Rare occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis of the right clavicle in a patient with IgA nephropathy [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/37r] F1000Research Bacterial Infections Bone Biology, Osteoporosis & Other Diseases of Bone Renal Function & Transport Physiology
author_facet	Aishwarya Damodaran Anusha Rohit Georgi Abraham Sanjeev Nair Anand Yuvaraj
author_sort	Aishwarya Damodaran
title	Case Report: Rare occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis of the right clavicle in a patient with IgA nephropathy [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/37r]
title_short	Case Report: Rare occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis of the right clavicle in a patient with IgA nephropathy [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/37r]
title_full	Case Report: Rare occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis of the right clavicle in a patient with IgA nephropathy [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/37r]
title_fullStr	Case Report: Rare occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis of the right clavicle in a patient with IgA nephropathy [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/37r]
title_full_unstemmed	Case Report: Rare occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis of the right clavicle in a patient with IgA nephropathy [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/37r]
title_sort	case report: rare occurrence of pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis of the right clavicle in a patient with iga nephropathy [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/37r]
publisher	F1000 Research Ltd
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publishDate	2014-11-01
description	We describe the case of a 47 year old patient with proven primary IgA nephropathy who presented with osteomyelitis of the medial end of the right clavicle. The patient was not on immunosuppressive medications. He underwent aspiration curettage and CT scan of the clavicle which yielded pus that grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Following treatment with appropriate antibiotic therapy the patient presented a complete recovery of the lesion with no loss of renal function. This case highlights the importance of positive cultures in the choice of the appropriate therapy in an extremely rare case of an immunocompetent patient with osteomyelitis of the clavicle.
topic	Bacterial Infections Bone Biology, Osteoporosis & Other Diseases of Bone Renal Function & Transport Physiology
url	http://f1000research.com/articles/3-268/v1
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Case Report: Rare occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis of the right clavicle in a patient with IgA nephropathy [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/37r]

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