Chest Pain? An Unusual Presentation of Vertebral Osteomyelitis. (11th February 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Landa, Cristian; Giddings, Stanley; Reddy, Pramod
• Other Names: Ottenhoff T. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in medicine. Volume 2013(2013)
• Publication Date: 2013-02-11
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Case Reports; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1155/2013/416498
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-9627

Abstract

Abstract : We present a case of vertebral osteomyelitis presenting as chest pain. The patient initially underwent a CT chest angiogram to rule out a pulmonary embolism, which incidentally showed a soft tissue vertebral mass at T3-T4 disk space. Subsequent thoracic vertebral MRI was consistent with osteomyelitis with cord compression. Tissue culture from a CT-guided biopsy grew MRSA. The patient was successfully treated with Vancomycin. This is a rare presentation of vertebral osteomyelitis which poses an interesting diagnostic challenge.