H Gouze1, L Noussair2, I Padovano3, E Salomon4, M de Laroche5, C Duran5, A Felter6, R Carlier6, M Breban3, A Dinh7. 1. Service de médecine interne, CHU Ambroise Paré, UVSQ, AP-HP, 9, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Département de rhumatologie, CHU Ambroise Paré, UVSQ, AP-HP, Boulogne-Billancourt, France. 2. Département de microbiologie, CHU Raymond-Poincaré, UVSQ, AP-HP, 104, boulevard R. Poincaré, 92380 Garches, France. 3. Département de rhumatologie, CHU Ambroise Paré, UVSQ, AP-HP, Boulogne-Billancourt, France. 4. Laboratoire de microbiologie, CHU Ambroise Paré, UVSQ, AP-HP, Boulogne-Billancourt, France. 5. Service de médecine interne, CHU Ambroise Paré, UVSQ, AP-HP, 9, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France. 6. Département de radiologie, CHU Ambroise Paré, UVSQ, AP-HP, Boulogne-Billancourt, France. 7. Service de médecine interne, CHU Ambroise Paré, UVSQ, AP-HP, 9, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Electronic address: aurelien.dinh@aphp.fr.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Veillonella parvula is an anaerobic Gram-negative coccus rarely involved in bone and joint infections. PATIENTS AND METHOD: We report the case of a Veillonella parvula vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) in a female patient without any risk factor. RESULTS: The 35-year-old patient was immunocompetent and presented with Veillonella parvula VO. She was admitted to hospital for inflammatory lower back pain. The discovertebral sample was positive for Veillonella parvula. Literature data on Veillonella VO is scarce. Reported cases usually occurred in immunocompromised patients. Diagnosis delay can be up to four months. Patients are usually afebrile. Outcome with antimicrobial treatment alone is favorable in half of cases. Other patients must undergo surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Veillonella VO may occur in immunocompetent patients and have a clinical spectrum of mechanical lower back pain.
OBJECTIVES:Veillonella parvula is an anaerobic Gram-negative coccus rarely involved in bone and joint infections. PATIENTS AND METHOD: We report the case of a Veillonella parvula vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) in a female patient without any risk factor. RESULTS: The 35-year-old patient was immunocompetent and presented with Veillonella parvula VO. She was admitted to hospital for inflammatory lower back pain. The discovertebral sample was positive for Veillonella parvula. Literature data on Veillonella VO is scarce. Reported cases usually occurred in immunocompromised patients. Diagnosis delay can be up to four months. Patients are usually afebrile. Outcome with antimicrobial treatment alone is favorable in half of cases. Other patients must undergo surgery. CONCLUSIONS:Veillonella VO may occur in immunocompetent patients and have a clinical spectrum of mechanical lower back pain.
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