Abstract
An 11-year-old boy was transferred to a regional burn center after sustaining 53% TBSA burns. Initial wound cultures grew multiple organisms. Multiresistant Klebsiella was cultured from the patient's blood. When the patient indicated worsening hip pain, radiographs revealed a spontaneous hip dislocation. Immediate arthrotomy revealed left hip synovial fluid infected with Klebsiella. The patient remained afebrile and was discharged home 6 months after admission.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 749-752 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Burn Care and Research |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine
- Rehabilitation
- Surgery
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Kim, A., Palmieri, T. L., Greenhalgh, D. G., & O'Mara, M. S. (2006). Septic hip presenting with dislocation as a source of occult infection in a burn patient. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 27(5), 749-752. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.BCR.0000238089.83330.63