Bone And Soft Tissue Infection Flashcards
Risk factors for acute osteomyelitis?
Age (child),
Male,
History of trauma,
Other disease (DM, rheum arthritis, immune compromise, long term steroid, sickle cell)
Source of infection of acute osteomyelitis?
Haematogenous spread,
Local spread from contiguous site of infection,
Secondary to vascular insufficiency
Common source of infection of acute osteomyelitis in infants?
Infected umbilical cord
Common sources of infection of acute osteomyelitis in children?
Boils, tonsillitis, skin abrasions
Common sources of infection of acute osteomyelitis in adults?
UTI,
Arterial line
Common organisms in acute osteomyelitis in infants <1yr?
Staph aureus,
Group B streptococci,
E.coli
Common organisms in acute osteomyelitis in older children?
Staph aureus,
Strep pyogenes,
Haemophilus influenzae
Common organisms in acute osteomyelitis in adults?
Staph aureus,
Coagulate negative staphylococci,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pseudomonas aeroginosa
Other organisms cause of acute osteomyelitis
Salmonella (if caused by sickle cell disease),
Mycobacterium marinum (in fishermen and filleters),
Candida (HIV AIDS)
In what bones in acute osteomyelitis common?
Distal femur,
Proximal tibia,
Proximal humerus,
Joints with intra-articular metaphysis
Stages of acute osteomyelitis
There is vascular stasis,
Followed by acute inflammation which raises pressure,
Causing suppuration to release the pressure,
Followed by sequestrum,
Involucrum,
Resolution or not
What is sequestrum?
Necrosis of bone
What is involucrum?
New bone formation
Clinical features of acute osteomyelitis in infants?
Failure to thrive, Drowsy, Irritable, Metaphysical tenderness and swelling, Decreased ROM, Positional change
Clinical features of acute osteomyelitis in children?
Severe pain, Reluctant to move, Not weight bearing, Swinging pyrexia, Tachycardia, Malaise, Toxaemia
Clinical features of primary acute osteomyelitis in adults?
Backache,
History of UTI or urological procedure,
Elderly, diabetic, immunocompromised
Where is primary osteomyelitis seen commonly in adults?
Thoracolumbar spine
Investigations of acute osteomyelitis?
FBC, ESR,CRP. Blood cultures, U&Es, X-ray, US, Aspiration, Isotope bone scan, Labelled white cell scan, MRI
Differential diagnosis of acute osteomyelitis?
Cellulitis, Erysipelas, Necrotising fasciitis, Gas gangrene, Toxic shock syndrome, Acute septic arthritis, Acute inflammatory arthritis, Trauma, Transient synovitis, Sickle cell crisis, Rheumatic fever