Vertebral Osteomyelitis Secondary to Pneumococcal Infection
Vertebral osteomyelitis secondary to pneumococcal infection is an uncommon condition caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Fever, back pain, and raised ESR are common features in the clinical setting. We report a 62-year-old female patient who presented with an unusual presentation. Later on, vertebra...
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| author | Bindu Gandrapu Preeyanka Sundar Paula Aucoin |
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| description | Vertebral osteomyelitis secondary to pneumococcal infection is an uncommon condition caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Fever, back pain, and raised ESR are common features in the clinical setting. We report a 62-year-old female patient who presented with an unusual presentation. Later on, vertebral osteomyelitis secondary to pneumococcal infection was confirmed at T8, 9 by CT scan, MRI, and cytology. The patient was treated successfully with high-dose ceftriaxone. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-be09e32ddbda4501b2a13c9b2461ab602025-02-03T01:30:50ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332018-01-01201810.1155/2018/48784234878423Vertebral Osteomyelitis Secondary to Pneumococcal InfectionBindu Gandrapu0Preeyanka Sundar1Paula Aucoin2Internal Medicine, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA, USAInternal Medicine, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA, USADivision Director of Infectious Diseases, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA, USAVertebral osteomyelitis secondary to pneumococcal infection is an uncommon condition caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Fever, back pain, and raised ESR are common features in the clinical setting. We report a 62-year-old female patient who presented with an unusual presentation. Later on, vertebral osteomyelitis secondary to pneumococcal infection was confirmed at T8, 9 by CT scan, MRI, and cytology. The patient was treated successfully with high-dose ceftriaxone.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4878423 |
| spellingShingle | Bindu Gandrapu Preeyanka Sundar Paula Aucoin Vertebral Osteomyelitis Secondary to Pneumococcal Infection Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Vertebral Osteomyelitis Secondary to Pneumococcal Infection |
| title_full | Vertebral Osteomyelitis Secondary to Pneumococcal Infection |
| title_fullStr | Vertebral Osteomyelitis Secondary to Pneumococcal Infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vertebral Osteomyelitis Secondary to Pneumococcal Infection |
| title_short | Vertebral Osteomyelitis Secondary to Pneumococcal Infection |
| title_sort | vertebral osteomyelitis secondary to pneumococcal infection |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4878423 |
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