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1: Cases J. 2008 Oct 22;1(1):261.Click here to read Click here to read Links

A rare case of embolic spondylo-discitis after treatment of aortic valve endocarditis.

Beri A, Mohan B, Tandon R.

B301 Clinical Center, 138 Service Road, East Lansing, MI, USA. abhiberi@gmail.com.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Infective Endocarditis is associated with a high incidence of embolic events, commonly involving the central nervous system, spleen, kidney, lungs, heart and eyes. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of infective endocarditis with late embolization to the L5/S1 region of the spine leading to spondylo-discitis. The disc space infection presented ten days after completion of antibiotic therapy based on blood culture and antibiotic sensitivity. CONCLUSION: This is the first reported case of acute infective spondylo-discitis demonstrated on MR imaging following completion of appropriate antibiotic therapy.

PMID: 18945368 [PubMed - in process]

PMCID: PMC2577102