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  • Title: Anaerobic osteomyelitis in patients with Gaucher's disease.
    Author: Finkelstein R, Nachum Z, Reissman P, Reiss ND, Besser M, Trajber I, Melamed Y.
    Journal: Clin Infect Dis; 1992 Nov; 15(5):771-3. PubMed ID: 1445974.
    Abstract:
    Bone involvement in patients with Gaucher's disease is common, and some of its clinical manifestations may resemble acute osteomyelitis. In addition, many studies have emphasized the high risk of secondary infection when surgical procedures are performed at the site of the involved bone. Nevertheless, these infections have never been well documented in the literature. Presentation of a patient with Gaucher's disease and osteomyelitis due to Prevotella (Bacteroides) melaninogenica provided us the opportunity to review 10 other similar case reports documented in the literature since 1966. This review suggests that acute hematogenic osteomyelitis is an uncommon complication of Gaucher's disease, but it is of interest that in most cases it is due to unusual organisms, particularly anaerobes.
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