Vertebral Osteomyelitis Resulting from Hematogenous Spread of Vibrio Vulnificus Gastroenteritis.
- Author:
Hea Sung OK
1
;
Byeong Ki KIM
;
Ki Hoon KIM
;
Man Je PARK
;
Hyoun Soo LEE
;
Yu Mi WI
;
Cheol In KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea. yrhg95@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Vibrio vulnificus;
Spondylitis;
Gastroenteritis
- MeSH:
Bacillus;
Cefotaxime;
Ciprofloxacin;
Gastroenteritis*;
Humans;
Osteomyelitis*;
Spondylitis;
Vibrio vulnificus*;
Vibrio*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2014;86(4):519-522
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Vibrio vulnificus is a halophilic gram-negative bacillus capable of causing severe to life-threatening infections in high-risk populations. Osteomyelitis caused by V. vulnificus is extremely rare, and a previously reported case had been associated with an adjacent soft-tissue infection. Herein we report the first case of vertebral osteomyelitis resulting from hematogenous spread of V. vulnificus gastroenteritis. The patient was successfully treated with a combination of cefotaxime and ciprofloxacin.
