Vertebral Osteomyelitis due toMycobacterium intracellularein an Immunocompetent Elderly Patient After Vertebroplasty
| Autor: | Shinhye Cheon, Yeon Sook Kim, Chang Hun Song, Min Seong Kim, Chan Keol Park, Kyung Mok Sohn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
biology business.industry Osteomyelitis Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection Disease medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Immunity medicine Vertebral osteomyelitis 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Disseminated disease Nontuberculous mycobacteria business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Mycobacterium |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society. 20:56-60 |
| ISSN: | 2288-1239 1229-2397 |
| DOI: | 10.4235/jkgs.2016.20.1.56 |
| Popis: | Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) comprises M. intracellulare and M. avium. MAC usually causes pulmonary diseases in individuals with intact immunity, disseminated disease in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and cer- vical lymphadenitis. It can also cause cutaneous disease, but musculoskeletal infection is rare. Herein, we present a case of vertebral osteomyelitis due to M. intracellulare in an elderly immunocompetent patient who underwent vertebroplasty. The patient was successfully treated with antimycobacterial drugs without surgical intervention. MAC should be considered as a causative pathogen of vertebral osteomyelitis when the patient has a history of vertebroplasty. |
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