Korean J Med.
2012 May;82(5):632-636.
A Case of Infectious Spondylodiscitis due to Parvimonas Micra
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. molder@unitel.co.kr
- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Parvimonas micra is frequently associated with periodontal disease as well as respiratory, gastrointestinal, and female genitourinary tract infections, but only rarely has it been reported as a pathogenic agent of infectious spondylodiscitis. We describe the case of a 38-year-old woman with spondylodiscitis caused by P. micra. P. micra was cultured from the patient's blood and vertebral tissue. This case was treated with vertebral corpectomy followed by intravenous ampicillin-sulbactam for four weeks. Her symptoms and vital signs improved, and elevated inflammatory markers were normalized after treatment.
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