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CASE REPORT article

Front. Med.
Sec. Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1510753

Chronic Osteomyelitis with Pathological Fracture Induced by Mycoplasma Hominis Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Provisionally accepted
Ling-Na Zhu Ling-Na Zhu Wen-Bin Shen Wen-Bin Shen Xiao-Yan Zou Xiao-Yan Zou Jiang-Cheng Zuo Jiang-Cheng Zuo Ning Xiao Ning Xiao *
  • Yiling People's Hospital, Yichang, China

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    Mycoplasma hominis, commonly residing in the genitourinary tract, can cause rare extragenital infections, especially in immunocompromised individuals. This report details a case of chronic osteomyelitis with a pathological femur fracture in a 79-yearold woman. Despite a history of bone tuberculosis, the infection was identified as Mycoplasma hominis through culture and mass spectrometry, highlighting the diagnostic challenges due to the organism's lack of a cell wall. This case underscores the necessity for advanced diagnostic methods and awareness of Mycoplasma hominis in non-urogenital infections.

    Keywords: Mycoplasma hominis, chronic osteomyelitis, pathological fracture, Mass Spectrometry, Sinus tract

    Received: 20 Oct 2024; Accepted: 06 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Zhu, Shen, Zou, Zuo and Xiao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Ning Xiao, Yiling People's Hospital, Yichang, China

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