A healthy 40 y/o female pharmacist suddenly developed life-threatening osteomelitis in her hip. She spent 2 weeks in the ICU and 6 weeks in the hospital after that. She said the doctors think it is from shaving her legs. Does this sound plausable?

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Arthur Wright , Florida Paralegal with a BS degree in Social-Psychology, answered

In all my years Ive never heard such a thing happening so its possible as a lot of strange things happening nowadays in the medical field. Ill ask my Oldest Daughter who is a ER/Trauma RN when she wakes up and let you know or maybe she can ask tonight at work and again will let you know tomorrow.

Firstname Refreshme lastname answered

If the razor was dirty/ shared and cut the skin , perhaps the infection originated from that. Something as simple as that is scary to think about if it did.

Cheryl Hackett answered

I think the Doctors r grasping at straws!!! Shaving-PLEASE!!!

Tom Jackson answered

Osteomelitis is usually caused by a staph infection according to the internet.

It's rare, so getting it in the bone via a blood born staph infection would seem to be very possible.

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