Subacute osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus caprae in a teenager:A case report and review of the literature  

作　　者：Oscar Vazquez Giacomo De Marco Nathaly Gavira Celine Habre Marcia Bartucz Christina N Steiger Romain Dayer Dimitri Ceroni 

机构地区：[1]Paediatric Orthopaedics Unit,Geneva Children’s Hospital,Geneva University Hospitals,Geneva 1211,Switzerland [2]Paediatric Radiology Unit,Geneva Children’s Hospital,Geneva University Hospitals,Geneva 1211,Switzerland

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2023年第20期4897-4902,共6页世界临床病例杂志

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Staphylococcus caprae(S.caprae)is a human commensal bacterium which can be detected in the nose,nails,and skin.It can be responsible for heterogeneous infections such as bacteremia,endocarditis,pneumonia,acute otitis externa,peritonitis,and urinary tract infections.Bone and joint infections due to S.caprae have also been reported,but most of them resulted from the infection of orthopedic devices,especially joint prostheses and internal osteosynthesis devices.Rare cases of primary osteoarticular infections caused by S.caprae have been described,including osteitis,arthritis,or spondylodiscitis.CASE SUMMARY We report an unusual case of subacute osteomyelitis in a toe phalanx caused by S.caprae in a 14.5-year-old girl.CONCLUSION Subacute S.caprae osteomyelitis is a little-known and probably underestimated community-acquired infectious disease.This microorganism’s pathogenicity should be seen as more than a classic nosocomial orthopedic device infection.

关 键 词：SUBACUTE OSTEOMYELITIS Staphylococcus caprae TEENAGERS Case report 

分 类 号：R726.8[医药卫生—儿科]