CASE REPORT
Year : 2016 | Volume
: 8 | Issue : 3 | Page : 121--123
Pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis after epidural injection: A rare event
Tamara M Johnson1, Chandrika Chitturi2, Michael Lange3, Jin S Suh3, Jihad Slim1
1 Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY; Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA
2 Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY; Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA
3 Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY; Department of Infectious Disease, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Tamara M Johnson
Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY; Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Michael«SQ»s Medical Center, Newark, NJ
USA
Streptococcus pneumoniae vertebral infections have rarely been reported. Herein, we report a case of pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis with paraspinal and epidural abscesses as well as concomitant bacteremia following epidural injection. This will be the second case in the literature reporting pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis related to epidural manipulation.
How to cite this article:
Johnson TM, Chitturi C, Lange M, Suh JS, Slim J. Pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis after epidural injection: A rare event.J Global Infect Dis 2016;8:121-123
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How to cite this URL:
Johnson TM, Chitturi C, Lange M, Suh JS, Slim J. Pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis after epidural injection: A rare event. J Global Infect Dis [serial online] 2016 [cited 2022 Jan 23 ];8:121-123
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