Bad to the bone. Not all bone tumors are cancer: Case of long bone osteomyelitis

Authors

Tat W. Yau, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Bennet D. Franz, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Hanadi A. Osman, Tulane University School of Medicine
Jessica C. Rivera, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Ashaur Azhar, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-28-2023

Publication Title

IDCases

Abstract

Long bone osteomyelitis could mimic bony tumor in clinical presentation and imaging studies. We present a case of a 47-year man who presented with leg pain, weight loss and night sweats that initially was thought to be related to osteosarcoma, later suffered a pathologic fracture from Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis. This case highlights the importance of source control of infection and careful clinical evaluation including radiographic and pathologic findings that can help physicians to differentiate between competing diagnoses.

PubMed ID

37790215

Volume

34

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Recommended Citation

Yau, Tat W.; Franz, Bennet D.; Osman, Hanadi A.; Rivera, Jessica C.; and Azhar, Ashaur, "Bad to the bone. Not all bone tumors are cancer: Case of long bone osteomyelitis" (2023). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 1575.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/1575