OSTEOMYELITIS OF THE SPINE DUE TO SALMONELLA INFECTION - CONSERVATIVETREATMENT WITH QUINOLONE - A CASE-REPORT

Although osteomyelitis due to Salmonella infection is known to be asso ciated with sickle cell anemia, various hemoglobinopathies and immune suppressive states, it may also occur in normal hosts. A 16-year-old C hinese boy without sickle cell disease or any other condition that wou ld compromise the immune system had osteomyelitis of the lumbar spine caused by Salmonella enteritidis. The condition was treated conservati vely with ciprofloxacin (quinolone group). This may be the first repor ted case in which a patient with spinal osteomyelitis due to Salmonell a infection, who was otherwise healthy, was successfully treated nonop eratively with quinolone.