A case of not just Pott's disease. (August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Greene, William; Prager, Martin; Richardson, Marlin
• Is Part Of: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease. Volume 8(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-08
• Subjects: case report -- epidural abscess -- spinal tuberculosis -- Streptococcus anginosus; Communicable diseases -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Infection -- Treatment -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1177/20499361211041451
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2049-9361

Abstract

Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare cause of vertebral osteomyelitis in the developed world. Co-infections with other microorganisms are seldom reported in the literature. Here we report a case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus anginosus causing acute on chronic vertebral osteomyelitis with an epidural abscess.