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Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis due to Streptococcus constellatus in an Immunocompromised Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Xaplanteri, Panagiota
Potsios, Charalampos
Zoitopoulos, Vasileios
Patrinos, Panagiotis
Giannakopoulou, Iro Ioanna
Tzivaki, Ilektra
Kafentzi, Theodora
Samanta, Konstantina
Filioti, Konstantina
Sideris, Panagiotis
Letsas, Konstantinos
Koukios, Konstantinos
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-11-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is a primary infection of the intervertebral disc and is a rare entity.
Here, we describe the case of a 64-year-old male patient, a professional breeder, who attended the Emergency Department with sciatica and back pain that was worsening for a week.
The patient had no history of surgery or trauma.
The patient had poor oral hygiene.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan showed lumbar spondylodiscitis, and blood cultures revealed Streptococcus constellatus.
The patient was initially treated with vancomycin but due to renal failure deterioration, the treatment was changed to daptomycin for 8 weeks.
During hospitalization, he endured renal injury and nosocomial respiratory tract infection.
The patient was discharged with no further complications.
Follow-up revealed improvement of neurological signs.
In our case, it seems that poor oral hygiene was the cause of bacteremia, which underlies the importance of a good oral health status in immunocompromised patients not only to prevent but also to successfully eliminate any dental source of infection.
S.
constellatus is an extremely rare pathogen and to our knowledge only two other cases of pyogenic spondylodiscitis are reported in the literature.
Early diagnosis is very important for the prognosis of these patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Potsios, Charalampos& Xaplanteri, Panagiota& Zoitopoulos, Vasileios& Patrinos, Panagiotis& Giannakopoulou, Iro Ioanna& Tzivaki, Ilektra…[et al.]. 2019. Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis due to Streptococcus constellatus in an Immunocompromised Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137171
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Potsios, Charalampos…[et al.]. Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis due to Streptococcus constellatus in an Immunocompromised Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137171
American Medical Association (AMA)
Potsios, Charalampos& Xaplanteri, Panagiota& Zoitopoulos, Vasileios& Patrinos, Panagiotis& Giannakopoulou, Iro Ioanna& Tzivaki, Ilektra…[et al.]. Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis due to Streptococcus constellatus in an Immunocompromised Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137171
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1137171