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6384811

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
A 53-year-old man presented with complaints of back pain and weakness in his lower extremities. Physical examination demonstrated a thoracic myelopathy with a sensory level at T-4. The diagnostic work-up revealed vertebral osteomyelitis of the thoracic spine with epidural compression at T-2-T-4 causing a nearly complete block on myelography. A decompressive laminectomy and debridement were performed, followed by anterior spinal fusion. Nocardia asteroides was cultured from the epidural space. The patient was concurrently treated with sulfonamides. No underlying malignancy or immunosuppression could be demonstrated, but a primary pulmonary nocardial infection was suspected. A satisfactory recovery was accomplished. Only four other cases of nocardial osteomyelitis of the spine have been reported in the literature. These are discussed, and possible mechanisms are proposed for the pathophysiology of this rare manifestation. Current recommendations on the specimen processing, diagnosis, and therapy of nocardial infections are briefly reviewed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0148-396X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
254-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Nocardial osteomyelitis of the spine with epidural spinal cord compression--a case report.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports