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Surgical Management of Thoracic Osteomyelitis due to Escherichia Coli Sepsis
- Source :
- Case Reports in Orthopedics.
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Hindawi, 2020.
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Abstract
- Case Report. Escherichia coli is a rare cause of vertebral osteomyelitis. It is more common in adults and males. We present a case of an immunocompetent adult male presenting with a several month history of progressive systemic symptoms and subsequent neurologic compromise. We discuss the neurosurgical evaluation of a patient with a progressive vertebral osteomyelitis and treatment options. Surgical debridement and spinal stabilization were performed and confirmed the diagnosis. The patient successfully completed a prolonged antimicrobial therapy course. The patient made a complete neurologic recovery. We discuss the presentation of a patient with Escherichia coli vertebral osteomyelitis and the successful surgical management.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20906749
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Orthopedics
- Accession number :
- edsair.hindawi.publ..79c4069548d6e16889353f880e55b1d7
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8847504