Case Reports
. 2023 Mar 24;15(3):e36657.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.36657.
eCollection 2023 Mar.
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- 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Sungnam, KOR.
- 2 Department of Dentistry, CHA Bundang Medical Center, Sungnam, KOR.
- 3 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, CHA University, CHA Bundang Medical Center, Sungnam, KOR.
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Weon-Min Cho et al.
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. 2023 Mar 24;15(3):e36657.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.36657.
eCollection 2023 Mar.
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- 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Sungnam, KOR.
- 2 Department of Dentistry, CHA Bundang Medical Center, Sungnam, KOR.
- 3 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, CHA University, CHA Bundang Medical Center, Sungnam, KOR.
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Abstract
Infectious spondylitis is a rare but severe disease of the spine caused by bacteria or other pathogens. Particularly in immunocompromised patients, a definitive source of infection often remains uncertain. Among many pathogens, Streptococcus gordonii, a normal oral flora, is a very rare pathogen in infectious spondylitis. Only a few articles have reported infectious spondylitis caused by Streptococcus gordonii. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports of surgically treated infectious spondylitis caused by Streptococcus gordonii. Hence, in the current report, we present the case of a 76-year-old woman with known type 2 diabetes who was transferred to our medical center due to infectious spondylitis caused by Streptococcus gordonii following an L1 compression fracture and underwent an operation for treatment.
Keywords:
lumbar spinal drainage; lumbar-fusion; oral infection; spine injury; spine surgury.
Copyright © 2023, Cho et al.
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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