[Pubic and ischio-pubic osteitis. Bacteriological and histopathological study of the pubic bone].

The authors present 11 cases of pubic or ischio-pubic osteitis of which ten had undergone bone biopsy by aspiration, needle biopsy, or surgery. In 7 cases, a germ was isolated by culture of the bone sample. In 2 cases, there were purulent and necrotic lesions on pathological examination of the fragment. In 6 cases, the bony lesions were mainly of the marrow with fibrosis and lymphocyte-plasma cell infiltration. In 5 of these 6 biopsies, the bacterial culture was positive. This subacute mononuclear osteitis may thus be a variety of bacterial osteitis. All the patients were treated with antibiotics which seemed necessary.