Spondylitis with an Epidural Abscess due to Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Case Report / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 728-731, 2015.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-155261
ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing mycobacteria that causes skin and soft tissue infection, pulmonary infection, and occasionally disseminated disease in severely immunocompromised patients. While three cases of spondylitis caused by M. fortuitum have been reported, no case has been reported in Korea. We describe the first reported case of M. fortuitum spondylitis and an epidural abscess after lumbar acupuncture, and a surgical procedure to treat spinal stenosis.
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Main subject:
Skin
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Spinal Stenosis
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Spondylitis
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Immunocompromised Host
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Soft Tissue Infections
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Mycobacterium fortuitum
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Epidural Abscess
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Acupuncture
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Korea
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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