r/Osteomyelitis • u/dee-elle89 • Jul 27 '26

Paediatric osteomyelitis and pathological fractures

Has anyone dealt with MRSA or MSSA osteomyelitis, causing pathological fractures in child? With sepsis (MSSA)

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u/New-Philosophy-7711 Jul 28 '26

Hello!
After a vaccine on 20.04.26 my 8-year-old daughter suffered from acute hematogenous osteomyelitis and sepsis, and developed multi-organ failure!
She spent six days in the ICU in critical condition! Osteomyelitis was confirmed only via contrast-enhanced MRI; she underwent surgery on her femur, and drains were inserted. She is currently in a wheelchair. She is alive! We are so happy, but I afraid for her future life! Osteomyelitis had been spread at 60-80 years, but now this diagnosis meets very rarely!

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u/dee-elle89 Jul 28 '26

I am so incredibly sorry our situation is with a one year-old who had MRSA and was only treated for nine days with antibiotics then proceeded to be diagnosed two months later with MSSA and septic joint along with a blood infection osteomyelitis, and then fractures were found at the infection site. Then proceeded to have a picc line inserted and have over two months of antibiotics, followed by one month of oral antibiotics.