Successful treatment of extended epidural abscess and long segment osteomyelitis: a case report and review of the literature

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Wei-Chieh Chang ◽  
Hsi-Kai Tsou ◽  
Ting-Hsien Kao ◽  
Meng-Yin Yang ◽  
Chiung-Chyi Shen
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Helen Ki Shinn ◽  
Young Deog Cha ◽  
Jang Ho Song ◽  
Jeong Wook Han ◽  
Choon Soo Lee ◽  
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Christina Gagliardo ◽  
Sheryl Vassallo ◽  
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Catherine A. Mazzola

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Joseph P. Myers

Spondylodiscitis caused byFusobacteriumspecies is rare. Most cases of spontaneous spondylodiscitis are caused byStaphylococcus aureusand most postoperative cases are caused byStaphylococcus aureusor coagulase-negative staphylococci.Escherichia coliis the most common Gram-negative organism causing spondylodiscitis.Fusobacteriumspecies are unusual causes for anaerobic spondylodiscitis. We report the case of a patient with spontaneous L2-L3 spondylodiscitis, vertebral osteomyelitis, and epidural abscess caused byFusobacteriumspecies and review the literature for patients withFusobacteriumspondylodiscitis.


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