Salmonella vertebral osteomyelitis of thoracic spine

Salmonella spondylitis is a rare illness and may present as pyogenic spondylodiscitis, septic discitis, vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess. The diagnosis depends on clinical, radiological, blood and tissue cultures and histopathological findings. We describe a rare case of 63-year-old male...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Spinal Surgery
Main Authors: Rakesh Gupta, Rahul Awasthi, Apoorva Pauranik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-07-01
Subjects:
pyogenic
vertebral osteomyelitis
spondylodiscitis
epidural abscess
salmonella
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.5005/jp-journals-10039-1031
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Summary:Salmonella spondylitis is a rare illness and may present as pyogenic spondylodiscitis, septic discitis, vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess. The diagnosis depends on clinical, radiological, blood and tissue cultures and histopathological findings. We describe a rare case of 63-year-old male, with diagnosis of pyogenic salmonella vertebral osteomyelitis of thoracic spine. Timely surgical intervention and appropriate antibiotic treatment resulted in complete cure.
ISSN:0975-2625

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