Open AccessChronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa cervical osteomyelitis
Author(s) -
Sujeet Kumar Meher,
Harsh Jain,
Laxmi Narayan Tripathy,
Sunandan Basu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.193264
Subject(s) - medicine , osteomyelitis , pseudomonas aeruginosa , presentation (obstetrics) , cervical spine , surgery , bacteria , genetics , biology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rare cause of osteomyelitis of the cervical spine and is usually seen in the background of intravenous drug use and immunocompromised state. Very few cases of osteomyelitis of the cervical spine caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa have been reported in otherwise healthy patients. This is a case presentation of a young female, who in the absence of known risk factors for cervical osteomyelitis presented with progressively worsening neurological signs and symptoms.