Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: A novel observation of pubic osteomyelitis due to Streptococcus viridans after dental extraction: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report A novel observation of pubic osteomyelitis due to Streptococcus viridans after dental extraction a case report Naseem Naqvi 1 Rizwana Naqvi2 Christopher Wong3 and Sushmita Pearce4 Address Department of Acute Medicine Dumfries Galloway Royal Infirmary UK 2Department of Medicine Macclesfield District General Hospital East Cheshire NHS Trust UK 3Department of Renal Medicine Aintree University Hospitals NHS Trust Liverpool UK and 4Department of Medicine Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Wigan UK Email Naseem Naqvi - naseemnaqvi@ Rizwana Naqvi - drriz00@ Christopher Wong - Sushmita Pearce - Corresponding author Published 31 July 2008 Received 23 August 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 255 doi 1752-1947-2-255 Accepted 31 July 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 255 2008 Naqvi et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Pubic osteomyelitis should be suspected in athletic individuals with sudden groin pain painful restriction of hip movements and fever. It is an infrequent and confusing disorder which is often heralded by atypical gait disturbance and diffuse pain in the pelvic girdle. The most common pathogen is Staphylococcus aureus but on occasions efforts to identify infectious agents sometimes prove negative. Pubic osteomyelitis due to Streptococcus viridans has not been reported previously in the literature. Case presentation We describe the case of a fit 24-year-old athlete who had a wisdom tooth .
