Mycobacterium xenopi native vertebral osteomyelitis and discitis: Case & review of published cases

Mycobacterium xenopi is a rare cause of spinal osteomyelitis and discitis. Here we report the case of a 68-year-old woman with history of splenectomy for Felty’s syndrome who developed M. xenopi lumbar discitis and osteomyelitis following repeated corticosteroid spinal injections for chronic back pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bekina-Sreenivasan, Daria, Saleeb, Paul, Schmalzle, Sarah A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10368906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37502651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01835
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Sumario:Mycobacterium xenopi is a rare cause of spinal osteomyelitis and discitis. Here we report the case of a 68-year-old woman with history of splenectomy for Felty’s syndrome who developed M. xenopi lumbar discitis and osteomyelitis following repeated corticosteroid spinal injections for chronic back pain. Review of the 18 cases of M. xenopi spinal osteomyelitis cases described in the literature revealed common threads of immunocompromised hosts and prior spinal manipulation.

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