Primary sternal osteomyelitis and sickle cell anemia

Abstract

Osteomyelitis of the sternal bone is very rare and is usually secondary to trauma or surgery. Primary sternal osteomyelitis and secondary sternal osteomyelitis commonly are caused by Staphylococcus spp, and in drug addicts by Pseudomonas aerugenosa, while in sickle cell anemic children, Salmonella spp are mostly implicated. We, therefore, present an unusual causative organism, Streptococcal spp in a sickle cell anemic child.

Keywords

• primary sternal osteomyelitis
• sickle cell anemia
• streptococcal infection