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Clostridium perfringens: a rare cause of spondylodiscitis case report and review of the literature.

M Seller1, R D Burghardt1, T Rolling1, N Hansen-Algenstaedt1, C Schaefer1.   

Abstract

Presented is a case of a 64-year old male with a unique and yet unreported case of a spondylodiscitis caused by Clostridium perfringens. Becoming symptomatic with massive neurological deficits. Computed tomography (CT) revealed typical signs of spondylodiscitis involving the vertebral body L5 with extensive vacuum phenomenon.

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Keywords:  Antimicrobial therapy; clostridium perfringens; discitis; gas gangrene; spine; spondylitis; spondylodiscitis; vacuum phenomenon

Year:  2016        PMID： 27967243     DOI： 10.1080/02688697.2016.1267332

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Br J Neurosurg        ISSN： 0268-8697            Impact factor:   1.596


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Review 1.  Gas forming infection of the spine: a systematic and narrative review.

Authors:  Eran Beit Ner; Yigal Chechik; Laura-Ann Lambert; Yoram Anekstein; Yigal Mirovsky; Yossi Smorgick
Journal:  Eur Spine J       Date:  2020-10-27       Impact factor: 3.134

2.  A 64-Year-Old Man with Low Back Pain Due to Clostridium perfringens Lumbar Discitis.

Authors:  Harshil Bhatt; Sandeep Singh
Journal:  Am J Case Rep       Date:  2021-01-22

3.  Clostridium perfringens in the spine: A rare cause of post-surgical infection.

Authors:  Omar Marroquin-Herrera; Santiago Andres Rosales-Camargo; Luis Carlos Morales-Sáenz; Fernando Alvarado-Gomez
Journal:  Surg Neurol Int       Date:  2021-11-02
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