|
KMID : 0984720080400050288
|
|
Infection and Chemotherapy
2008 Volume.40 No. 5 p.288 ~ p.291
|
|
|
A Case of Vertebral Osteomyelitis with Spinal Epidural Abscess Caused by Streptococcus constellatus
|
|
Ahn Hong-Dae
Seo Yiel-Hea
Seo Jong-Goo
Kim Jin-Yong
Kim Sue-Yun
Park Yoon-Soo
Cho Yong-Kyun
Park Jae-Chan
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
We report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis with epidural abscess caused by Streptococcus constellatus. The patient was present with fever, back pain, and dyspnea for 1 week. The patient was previously healthy and did not have any predisposing factor. After evaluation, the patient was diagnosed as Streptococcus constellatus vertebral osteomyelitis. He was successfully treated with surgical debridement and antibiotic therapy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of S. constellatus vertebral osteomyeltis with epidural abscess to be reported in Korea.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
Vertebral osteomyelitis, Epidural abscess, Streptococcus constellatus
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
  
|