Sternal osteomyelitis with a mediastinal abscess caused by gemella morbillorum following blunt force trauma

摘要

Infections caused by Gemella morbillorum are uncommon. This organism is primarily associated with en-docarditis and bacteremia and rarely with spondylodiscitis, arthritis, hepatic abscesses and meningitis. Sternal osteomyelitis caused by G. morbillorum has not yet been reported. We herein present a case of sternal osteo-myelitis with a mediastinal abscess caused by G. morbillorum that occurred in a 74-year-old diabetic patient following blunt force trauma to the anterior chest wall. The patient was treated successfully with surgical ex-cision and prolonged antibiotic treatment. Early recognition and timely intervention are important for manag-ing life-threatening osteomyelitis of the sternum.