A case of not just Pott’s disease
Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare cause of vertebral osteomyelitis in the developed world. Co-infections with other microorganisms are seldom reported in the literature. Here we report a case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus anginosus causing acute on chronic vertebral osteomyelitis...
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description | Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare cause of vertebral osteomyelitis in the developed world. Co-infections with other microorganisms are seldom reported in the literature. Here we report a case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus anginosus causing acute on chronic vertebral osteomyelitis with an epidural abscess. |
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spelling | doaj.art-7039b674747547d4826610a9ff1485ce2022-12-21T18:31:35ZengSAGE PublishingTherapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease2049-937X2021-08-01810.1177/20499361211041451A case of not just Pott’s diseaseWilliam GreeneMartin PragerMarlin RichardsonSpinal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare cause of vertebral osteomyelitis in the developed world. Co-infections with other microorganisms are seldom reported in the literature. Here we report a case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus anginosus causing acute on chronic vertebral osteomyelitis with an epidural abscess.https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361211041451 |
spellingShingle | William Greene Martin Prager Marlin Richardson A case of not just Pott’s disease Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease |
title | A case of not just Pott’s disease |
title_full | A case of not just Pott’s disease |
title_fullStr | A case of not just Pott’s disease |
title_full_unstemmed | A case of not just Pott’s disease |
title_short | A case of not just Pott’s disease |
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