Hip Joint Infection Caused by Shigella Sonnei in a One-Year-Old Boy

Chronic plasma cell osteomyelitis of the humerus associated with Shigella and Flavobacterium

“…Similarly, Shigella species, which usually cause infections of the gastrointestinal tract, are rarely associated with orthopaedic infections. The 4 reported orthopaedic cases of Shigella osteomyelitis all have features consistent with acute osteomyelitis, 1,14,16,17 in contrast to the insidious nature of this case. Given the rare and opportunistic nature of Flavobacteria and Shigella, one would expect that our patient had been immunocompromised.…”

“…A review of the literature since 1936 revealed only 4 published reports of human bone infection caused by the Shigella species and none associated with the Flavobacterium species. 1,14,16,17 This report describes a case of sclerosing plasma cell osteomyelitis in a long bone associated with Shigella and Flavobacterium.…”

Is Shigella an under-recognized pathogen? A case of pyogenic cervical spondylitis caused by Escherichia coli and Shigella flexneri infection

“…Clinical symptoms of shigellosis include abdominal pain, tenesmus, watery diarrhea, fever, and gastrointestinal inflammation. In some cases, Shigella infection is also associated with extra-intestinal manifestations, including involvement of the eyes, skin, bones, urinary tract, and nervous and cardiac systems [1] , [6] . However, isolated extra-intestinal manifestations without Shigella enteritis are rare.…”