Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Escherichia coli Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis Causing Sausage Toe Deformity: Successful Therapy with Ertapenem in the Outpatient Setting

Georgios S. Papaetis; Elena A. Dionysiou; Ifigenia S. Charalambous; Panagiotis T. Doukanaris

doi:10.12659/AJCR.943092

08 March 2024 : Case report Cyprus

Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Escherichia coli Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis Causing Sausage Toe Deformity: Successful Therapy with Ertapenem in the Outpatient Setting

Mistake in diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unusual setting of medical care, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Georgios S. Papaetis^12ABDEF*, Elena A. Dionysiou^3DE, Ifigenia S. Charalambous^4DE, Panagiotis T. Doukanaris^5BDE

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943092

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943092

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Figure 2. Progression of wound healing in the second right toe: (A) ‘Sausage’ toe deformity; (B) DFU in the second right toe at presentation; (C) the affected toe 4 weeks after the beginning of antimicrobial therapy; (D) the affected toe at the end of antimicrobial therapy. DFU – diabetic foot ulcer.

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Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Escherichia coli Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis Causing Sausage Toe Deformity: Successful Therapy with Ertapenem in the Outpatient Setting

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