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La espondilodiscitis por Streptococcus agalactiae es infrecuente, ya que éste es un microrganismo clásicamente patógeno en el periodo gestacional y perinatal. Sin embargo se está produciendo un aumento en la incidencia de infecciones invasivas en adultos inmunocompetentes. Asimismo, el síndrome de Parsonage-Turner o neuritis braquial aguda es una entidad clínica poco frecuente, caracterizada por dolor y debilidad muscular de la extremidad superior. Presentamos el caso de un varón de 50 años con bacteriemia por S. agalactiae, espondilodiscitis cervical y neuritis braquial secundaria y revisamos la literatura.
Spondylodiscitis caused by streptococcus agalactiae has been traditionally considered an infrequent disease since S. agalactiae is a pathogenic microorganism conventionally in gestational and perinatal period. However it is producing an increase in the incidence of invasive infections in immunocompetent adults. Also Parsonage-Turner syndrome or brachial radiculitis is a rare disorder and is characterized by pain followed by weakness in the distribution of the upper brachial plexus. We report one case and review the literature.
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Humans , Male , Adult , Myositis/microbiology , Streptococcus sanguis/pathogenicity , Myalgia/etiology , Fever/etiology , Dental Care/adverse effectsSubject(s)
Dental Prophylaxis/adverse effects , Fever/etiology , Muscle, Skeletal/microbiology , Myalgia/etiology , Myositis/etiology , Streptococcus sanguis/isolation & purification , Adult , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Ceftriaxone/therapeutic use , Clindamycin/therapeutic use , Combined Modality Therapy , Diagnosis, Differential , Fasciotomy , Humans , Levofloxacin/adverse effects , Levofloxacin/therapeutic use , Male , Mobility Limitation , Mouth/microbiology , Muscle, Skeletal/surgery , Myositis/drug therapy , Myositis/microbiology , Myositis/surgery , Rhabdomyolysis/diagnosis , Running/injuriesSubject(s)
Behcet Syndrome/complications , Coronary Thrombosis/etiology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Behcet Syndrome/diagnostic imaging , Chest Pain/etiology , Coronary Thrombosis/diagnostic imaging , Echocardiography, Transesophageal , Fever/complications , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Respiratory Tract Infections/complications , Respiratory Tract Infections/drug therapy , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Young AdultABSTRACT
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