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Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Human Brucellar Spondylodiscitis
Published on: May 23, 2021
Spondylodiscitis and Streptoccus viridans endocarditis
Irfan Yavasoglu1, Gurhan Kadikoylu, Zahit Bolaman
1Adnan Menderes University Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Aydin, Turkey. dryavas@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Infective endocarditis in association with spondylodiscitis is rarely observed. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between rheumatologic diseases and infective endocarditis. We reported a 61-year-old male with Streptococcus viridans endocarditis suffering from low-back pain as initial symptom. Infective endocarditis was diagnosed according to Duke Criteria. L4-5 spondylodiscitis was revealed on the lumbar magnetic resonance imaging. He responded to antibiotic treatment. Infective endocarditis should be considered in patients with fever and low-back pain due to spondylodiscitis.
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