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Case Reports
. 2015 Feb 18:2015:bcr2014209169.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-209169.

Reactivation of Clostridium tertium bone infection 30 years after the Iran-Iraq war

Emilie Virot  1 , Elvire Servien  2 , Frederic Laurent  3 , Tristan Ferry  3 ; Lyon Bone and Joint Infection Study Group
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Case Reports

Reactivation of Clostridium tertium bone infection 30 years after the Iran-Iraq war

Emilie Virot et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
(A) X-ray of the tibia showing the foreign body and the bone lysis. (B) CT scan combined with granulocyte-labelled scintigraphy showing a recruitment of polymorphonuclear cells within the bone lysis. (C) X-ray of the tibia 3 years after the treatment.
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