Skin lesions as an initial manifestation of late osteosynthesis‐associated infection

• Main Authors: Raúl Gutiérrez‐Meré (Author), Ana Batalla (Author), Juan Carlos Feal Cortizas (Author), Gonzalo Peón‐Curras (Author), Maria Teresa Abalde (Author), Carlos Fernández Da Ponte García (Author), Carmen Couselo‐Rodríguez (Author), Diego Soto‐García (Author), Sandra Martínez‐Fernández (Author), Ángeles Flórez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Late osteosynthesis‐associated infection (OAI) is an uncommon and potentially serious disease. Its clinical presentation may mimic skin and soft tissue infection, leading to misdiagnosis. We report the case of a 64 year‐old man with a late OAI in the frontal bone, initially misdiagnosed as...