Subacute Osteomyelitis of the Pediatric Talus: A First Report of Brodie's Abscess from Morganella morganii.

Brodie's abscess is a subacute form of osteomyelitis which generally occurs in the metaphysis of the femur and tibia in the pediatric population. Pathogens are most commonly Gram-positive bacteria, notably Staphylococcus and Streptococcus. In this article, we describe a young pediatric patient presenting with subacute ankle pain with a subsequent diagnosis of Brodie's abscess of the talus secondary to Morganella morganii.

Mouth in Foot Disease.

Toothpicks are commonly used household items that rarely cause serious injury or infection. Toothpick-related injuries often occur due to ingestion with subsequent trauma/infection at distal sites within the gastrointestinal tract; however, cardiovascular, pleural, and soft tissue infections have been reported. Eikenella corrodens is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacillus found in oral flora associated with bite wound infections.

Pharmacologic approaches to the aging athlete.

As America's baby boomer population matures, there is an increasing interest in supplements that can delay or oppose the aging process. This antiaging movement has exploded over the past decade. While most supplements are not supported by scientific literature or government controls, a number of products have been the subject of significant scientific inquiry.

Retained pill camera at an entero-uracho-vesical fistula site in a patient with Crohn's disease.

An 18-year-old female patient with Crohn's disease had abdominal pain secondary to a retained pill camera. After several weeks of medical management, the camera spontaneously passed. However, the patient also had an intra-abdominal abscess that worsened, despite medical therapy.

Symptomatic hibernoma: a rare soft tissue tumor.

Hibernomas are benign soft tissue tumors containing prominent brown adipocytes that resemble normal brown fat. Hibernomas have not been associated with malignant potential; however, they are similar in clinical presentation to malignant tumors like liposarcomas. This article describes the clinical, radiographic, and histologic features of a patient with a hibernoma arising from the left superior flank.

Pilomatricoma: an unusual dermatologic neoplasm.

Pilomatricoma is typically an isolated benign tumor of the hair follicle matrix with very low incidence, recurrence, and initial diagnostic accuracy. This report presents a case of a pilomatricoma of the left chest that was initially ignored due to the limited extent of access to medical care in Palau, and subsequent treatment for cervical cancer. The paper helps to emphasize the importance of a vast differential diagnosis, especially in those patients from the Pacific Islands.