Korean J Med.  2015 Jun;88(6):728-731. 10.3904/kjm.2015.88.6.728.

Spondylitis with an Epidural Abscess due to Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Case Report

• Jeon JH
• Choi MJ
• Park DW
• Choi WS

• KMID: 2269091
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2015.88.6.728

Abstract

Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing mycobacteria that causes skin and soft tissue infection, pulmonary infection, and occasionally disseminated disease in severely immunocompromised patients. While three cases of spondylitis caused by M. fortuitum have been reported, no case has been reported in Korea. We describe the first reported case of M. fortuitum spondylitis and an epidural abscess after lumbar acupuncture, and a surgical procedure to treat spinal stenosis.

Keyword

Mycobacterium fortuitum; Spondylitis; Epidural abscess

MeSH Terms

Acupuncture
Epidural Abscess*
Immunocompromised Host
Korea
Mycobacterium fortuitum*
Skin
Soft Tissue Infections
Spinal Stenosis
Spondylitis*