An 11-Year-Old Male with Vertebral Osteomyelitis and a Paraspinal Abscess

Authors :: Kopsidas, I. Margariti, R. Gavra, M. Syngelou, A. Zambakidis, C. Tsolia, M. Nikolaidis, N. Spyridis, N.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: We report the case of an 11-year-old immunocompetent patient presenting with a 2-week history of upper back pain, diagnosed with thoracic vertebral osteomyelitis and a paraspinal abscess caused by Bartonella henselae. He was treated with gentamicin and doxycycline followed by oral rifampicin and doxycycline with favorable outcome. © 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.