A Case of Polymicrobial Fungal and Bacterial Spondylodiscitis.
10.3904/kjm.2015.88.4.475
- Author:
Mi Ok CHO
1
;
Young Goo SONG
;
Seo Hui LEE
;
Se Hee JO
;
Ah Ran CHOI
;
Na Lae EUN
;
Sung Joon JIN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. imfell@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spondylodiscitis;
Polymicrobial infection;
Candida parapsilosis;
Enterococcus faecium
- MeSH:
Aged;
Biopsy;
Candida;
Coinfection;
Diagnosis;
Discitis*;
Enterococcus faecium;
Female;
Hope;
Humans;
Intervertebral Disc Displacement;
Leg;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2015;88(4):475-479
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 66-year-old female who had undergone surgery for a herniated disc at the L5-S1 level at another hospital 3 months earlier was admitted with persistent back and leg pain. She was diagnosed with spondylodiscitis at the L5-S1 level by magnetic resonance imaging. A biopsy was performed, and Candida parapsilosis and Enterococcus faecium were isolated from the excised material. We report herein a case of successful treatment of polymicrobial spondylodiscitis in accordance with accurate microbiological diagnosis. Based on this case, we hope to encourage physicians to perform biopsies more aggressively or repeatedly to improve the diagnostic yield.
