Quadriplegia from Cervical Osteomyelodiscitis with Vertebral Collapse: A Case Report

Division

East Florida

Hospital

Aventura Hospital and Medical Center

Document Type

Abstract

Publication Date

11-1-2022

Keywords

MRSA, Staph Aureus, bacteria, infectious diseases, microbiology, osteomyelitis, pathogen

Disciplines

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Musculoskeletal Diseases

Abstract

Vertebral osteomyelitis is a rare clinical condition accounting for 1%-7% of all bone-related infections. The increase in chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus or those that lead to immunosuppression, the increase in spinal instrumentation including epidural catheters for pain management, and the continual increase in intravenous (IV) drug use are factors that have led to the rise in cases. The condition may present subtly without clinical signs and symptoms making early diagnosis difficult. Here, we present a rare case of spontaneous osteodiscitis of the cervical spine complicated by epidural abscess/phlegmon, burst fracture, and spinal cord injury due to methicillin-resistant

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Clinical Case Reports

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