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Osteomyelitis of the public symphysis due to Streptococcus anginosus

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An unusual case of osteomyelitis of the public symphysis in an insulin-dependent diabetic is reported. The infection occurred after the insertion of a penile prosthesis and the organism was streptococcus anginosus. Healing took place after wide excision and drainage, with penicillin given systemically.

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Présentation d'un cas d'ostéomyélite de la symphyse pubienne causée par un Streptococcus anginosus

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain

    E. Gil-Garay & N. Fernandez-Baillo

  2. Department of Urology, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain

    L. Martinez-Pineiro

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  1. E. Gil-Garay
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Gil-Garay, E., Fernandez-Baillo, N. & Martinez-Pineiro, L. Osteomyelitis of the public symphysis due to Streptococcus anginosus . International Orthopaedics 17, 51–53 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195225

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