A Highly Rare Cause of Lumbar Spondylodiscitis with Epidural Abscess: Actinomyces israelii
Actinomyces species may lead to slowly progressive infection of almost any site once mucosal breakdown exists; hence, it has the name “great pretender.” Its diagnosis may be unthinkable unless proper cultures/histologies are taken. We describe a patient with lumbar spondylodiscitis and epidural absc...
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| author | Mahir Kapmaz İsmail Gülşen Naciye Kış Seniha Başaran Lütfiye Öksüz Nezahat Gürler |
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| description | Actinomyces species may lead to slowly progressive infection of almost any site once mucosal breakdown exists; hence, it has the name “great pretender.” Its diagnosis may be unthinkable unless proper cultures/histologies are taken. We describe a patient with lumbar spondylodiscitis and epidural abscess. This is an exceptional another disease by actinomycosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b784adb742e849f78a83bb89aaeb2f992025-02-03T05:57:09ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332014-01-01201410.1155/2014/469075469075A Highly Rare Cause of Lumbar Spondylodiscitis with Epidural Abscess: Actinomyces israeliiMahir Kapmaz0İsmail Gülşen1Naciye Kış2Seniha Başaran3Lütfiye Öksüz4Nezahat Gürler5Bitlis State Hospital, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department, Bitlis, TurkeyBitlis State Hospital, Neurosurgery Department, Bitlis, TurkeyBitlis State Hospital, Radiology Department, Bitlis, TurkeyInfectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, TurkeyActinomyces species may lead to slowly progressive infection of almost any site once mucosal breakdown exists; hence, it has the name “great pretender.” Its diagnosis may be unthinkable unless proper cultures/histologies are taken. We describe a patient with lumbar spondylodiscitis and epidural abscess. This is an exceptional another disease by actinomycosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/469075 |
| spellingShingle | Mahir Kapmaz İsmail Gülşen Naciye Kış Seniha Başaran Lütfiye Öksüz Nezahat Gürler A Highly Rare Cause of Lumbar Spondylodiscitis with Epidural Abscess: Actinomyces israelii Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | A Highly Rare Cause of Lumbar Spondylodiscitis with Epidural Abscess: Actinomyces israelii |
| title_full | A Highly Rare Cause of Lumbar Spondylodiscitis with Epidural Abscess: Actinomyces israelii |
| title_fullStr | A Highly Rare Cause of Lumbar Spondylodiscitis with Epidural Abscess: Actinomyces israelii |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Highly Rare Cause of Lumbar Spondylodiscitis with Epidural Abscess: Actinomyces israelii |
| title_short | A Highly Rare Cause of Lumbar Spondylodiscitis with Epidural Abscess: Actinomyces israelii |
| title_sort | highly rare cause of lumbar spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess actinomyces israelii |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/469075 |
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