First reported case of vertebral osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

We describe a case of acute vertebral osteomyelitis with associated prevertebral abscess due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in an immunocompetent adult with recent known traumatic inoculation from the barb of a fish.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matthew L. Lorenz, Tara C. Bouton, Angela M. Caliendo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917301968