Spondylodiscitis due to an emergent fungal pathogen: Blastoschizomyces capitatus, a case report and review of the literature
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Tarih
2009
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Yayıncı
Springer Heidelberg
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
The study includes a case report and a literature review. The main objective of this study is to present a case of spondylodiscitis due to a fungal pathogen, Blastoschizomyces capitatus and to review the published literature on this emergent fungus in etiology of spondylodiscitis, and osteomyelitis. Osteoarticular involvement due to B. capitatus has been reported in six cases, and vertebral involvement has been seen in five of them. All of these cases had underlying malignancy. Infection is usually advanced at presentation. Case notes and online databases were reviewed. Organism was isolated from bone material in all of the cases and antibiotic treatment by antifungal agents cured the infection. We present another case of infectious spondylodiscitis due to B. capitaus, which is reported first in Turkey and tried to attract attendance to this emergent fungal pathogen as an etiologic agent of spine infections in cancer patients.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Spondylodiscitis, Blastoschizomyces Capitatus, Fungus, Acute Myeloid-Leukemia, Geotrichum-Capitatum, Trichosporon-Capitatum, Disseminated Infection, Patient, Osteomyelitis, Meningitis, Septicemia
Kaynak
Rheumatology International
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
29
Sayı
10
