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Infectious Spondylitis Caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis Following an L-PEN Procedure: A Case Report.

Youngkwon Yang¹, Kyungryeol Kang¹, Eundong Lee¹

¹Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, KOR.

|March 16, 2026

Summary

A rare case of infectious spondylitis caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis after lumbar percutaneous epidural neuroplasty (L-PEN) was successfully treated conservatively. This highlights the importance of early diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic therapy for spinal infections.

Area of Science:

Infectious Diseases
Neurosurgery
Radiology

Background:

Lumbar percutaneous epidural neuroplasty (L-PEN) is a procedure for chronic low back pain.
Infections following spinal interventions are rare but can be serious.

Keywords:

epidural neuroplasty infectious spondylitis lower back pain procedure-related spinal infection staphylococcus lugdunensis

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