Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome with persistent vertebral osteomyelitis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome with persistent vertebral osteomyelitis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

We report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with a slowly progressive, relatively asymptomatic course in a young woman with suspected hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome (Job's syndrome).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: San S. Wong, Peter R. Smith, Asim Ayaz, Douglas Sepkowitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Vertebral osteomyelitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250914000043

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