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Case Reports
. 2018 Jul 15:2018:bcr2018225144.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225144.

Emphysematous Osteomyelitis

Mark Tp Mujer  1   2 , Manoj P Rai  2 , Mohamed Hassanein  3 , Subhashis Mitra  4
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Case Reports

Emphysematous Osteomyelitis

Mark Tp Mujer et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: bone and joint infections; infectious diseases; urinary tract infections.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
CT scan of the abdomen (axial section) showing left emphysematous pyelonephritis.
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT scan of the abdomen (coronal section) showing left emphysematous pyelonephritis.
Figure 3
Figure 3
CT scan of the abdomen (axial section) showing a 4 mm obstructing proximal left ureteral stone.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Interval CT abdomen and pelvis (coronal section) showing air within the L5 vertebral body, S1 vertebral body and L5-S1 disc space suggestive of emphysematous osteomyelitis.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Interval CT abdomen and pelvis (sagittal section) showing air within the L5 vertebral body, S1 vertebral body and L5-S1 disc space suggestive of emphysematous osteomyelitis.
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