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Pediatric Surgery International
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International 10/2006

01-10-2006 | Case Report

Lytic rib lesion in a 1-year-old child: group A beta streptococcal osteomyelitis mimicking tumor

Authors: Bindi Naik-Mathuria, Grace Ng, Oluyinka O. Olutoye

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 10/2006

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Abstract

Pediatric osteomyelitis commonly occurs in the long bones and has rarely been reported in small bones such as the vertebrae and ribs. Rib osteomyelitis occurs in approximately 1% or less of all cases of hematogenous osteomyelitis, and is usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus. We present a case of acute osteomyelitis in the rib of an otherwise healthy and afebrile 1-year-old infant that appeared as a lytic bone lesion on imaging studies and was mistaken for a tumor. Biopsy was needed to rule out malignancy and establish the diagnosis of osteomyelitis caused by group A Streptococcus. This is one of the few reported cases of pediatric rib osteomyelitis caused by this organism.
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Metadata
Title
Lytic rib lesion in a 1-year-old child: group A beta streptococcal osteomyelitis mimicking tumor
Authors
Bindi Naik-Mathuria
Grace Ng
Oluyinka O. Olutoye
Publication date
01-10-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 10/2006
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-006-1725-5

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