Anaerobic Spondylodiscitis due to Fusobacterium Species: A Case Report Review of the Literature.

Anaerobic Spondylodiscitis due to Fusobacterium Species: A Case Report Review of the Literature.

Latta Tiffany N; Mandapat Aimee L; Myers Joseph P

Case reports in infectious diseases

2015

1905-07

Spondylodiscitis caused by Fusobacterium species is rare. Most cases of spontaneous spondylodiscitis are caused by Staphylococcus aureus and most postoperative cases are caused by Staphylococcus aureus or coagulase-negative staphylococci. Escherichia coli is the most common Gram-negative organism causing spondylodiscitis. Fusobacterium species are unusual causes for anaerobic spondylodiscitis. We report the case of a patient with spontaneous L2-L3 spondylodiscitis, vertebral osteomyelitis, and epidural abscess caused by Fusobacterium species and review the literature for patients with Fusobacterium spondylodiscitis.

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759539–759539

2015