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Case Reports
. 2022 Nov 30;37(6):e449.
doi: 10.5001/omj.2023.03. eCollection 2022 Nov.

The First Confirmed Pediatric Chronic Osteomyelitis due to Coxiella Burnetii in Oman

Nawal Al-Kindi, Mubarak Al-Yaaqoubi, Yahya Al-Rashdi  1 , Azza Al-Rashdi  2 , Abdullah Al-Ajmi  3 , Amal Al-Maani  4   5
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The First Confirmed Pediatric Chronic Osteomyelitis due to Coxiella Burnetii in Oman

Nawal Al-Kindi et al. Oman Med J. .

Abstract

We describe here the first confirmed case in Oman of chronic osteomyelitis due to Coxiella burnetii, in a previously healthy four-year-old Omani girl. After laboratory confirmation of C. burnetii infection using molecular and qualitative and quantitative serological assays, the case was successfully managed with a combination of oral ciprofloxacin and cotrimoxazole and thereafter followed up for a long period without remission.

Keywords: Ankle Joint; Coxiella burnetii; Molecular Testing; Oman; Osteomyelitis; Q Fever; Zoonotic.

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Figure 1
Magnetic resonance imaging of the left foot at presentation showing talus cavitary lesion with periosteal collection.
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Figure 2
Histopathology sections of the bone tissue biopsy taken intraoperatively (20 × inflamed synovium).
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Figure 3
Left ankle X-ray after 14 months of antibiotics course.
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