Korean J Med.  2014 Apr;86(4):519-522.

Vertebral Osteomyelitis Resulting from Hematogenous Spread of Vibrio Vulnificus Gastroenteritis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea. yrhg95@naver.com
  • 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Vibrio vulnificus is a halophilic gram-negative bacillus capable of causing severe to life-threatening infections in high-risk populations. Osteomyelitis caused by V. vulnificus is extremely rare, and a previously reported case had been associated with an adjacent soft-tissue infection. Herein we report the first case of vertebral osteomyelitis resulting from hematogenous spread of V. vulnificus gastroenteritis. The patient was successfully treated with a combination of cefotaxime and ciprofloxacin.

Keyword

Vibrio vulnificus; Spondylitis; Gastroenteritis

MeSH Terms

Bacillus
Cefotaxime
Ciprofloxacin
Gastroenteritis*
Humans
Osteomyelitis*
Spondylitis
Vibrio vulnificus*
Vibrio*
Cefotaxime
Ciprofloxacin
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