Abstract:
Children who have sickle cell disease are at increased risk for osteomyelitis caused by Salmonella spp. and Staphylococcus aureus. We report a case of anaerobic osteomyelitis caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum in a child with sickle cell disease. The infection did not resolve with antibiotic therapy alone, but was cured after surgical debridement and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Murray, Lieberman, , , , , , , (2002). Fusobacterium osteomyelitis in a child with sickle cell disease. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2002 Oct;21(10):979-81. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12400529