CLINICAL VIGNETTES A 10-year-old girl with sickle cell disease presents with left knee pain, leukocytosis, and an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). What is the most likely diagnosis and what pathogen is most likely responsible?

CLINICAL VIGNETTES A 10-year-old girl with sickle cell disease presents with left knee pain, leukocytosis, and an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). What is the most likely diagnosis and what pathogen is most likely responsible?



Answer: Osteomyelitis caused by Salmonella


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