Infectious Spondylitis Caused by Streptococcus gordonii

Case Reports

. 2023 Mar 24;15(3):e36657.


doi: 10.7759/cureus.36657.


eCollection 2023 Mar.

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Weon-Min Cho et al.


Cureus.


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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.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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