• Surgical infections · Aug 2010

    Case Reports

    Osteomyelitis of the iliac crest: a rare complication following perforated appendicitis.

    • Michael I Lau, Fung J Foo, Roger Bury, Achyut Guleri, and Pasupathy Kiruparan.
    • Department of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
    • Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2010 Aug 1; 11 (4): 397-402.

    BackgroundAppendicitis is a common surgical emergency with numerous postoperative infective complications. We report an unusual case of iliac crest osteomyelitis as a late complication following emergency appendectomy for perforated gangrenous appendicitis.MethodsReview of the pertinent English language literature.ResultsTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first report in the English literature to describe iliac crest osteomyelitis as an infective complication of perforated gangrenous appendicitis. The diagnosis was made with the aid of magnetic resonance imaging and radioisotope bone scans. The complication was treated successfully with broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics and physiotherapy.ConclusionIliac crest osteomyelitis is indeed a rare complication of appendicitis. A heightened awareness and better understanding of this complication would necessitate early diagnosis and treatment.

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