| Spondylitis with an Epidural Abscess due to Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Case Report |
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Ji Ho Jeon, Min Joo Choi, Dae Won Park, Won Suk Choi |
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
| Mycobacterium fortuitum에 의한 척추골수염 및 경막외 농양 1예 |
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전지호, 최민주, 박대원, 최원석 |
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고려대학교 의과대학 감염내과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Won Suk Choi, Tel: +82-31-412-4271, Fax: +82-31-412-5984, Email: cmcwa@hanmail.net
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Received: 10 July 2014 • Revised: 28 July 2014 • Accepted: 26 September 2014 |
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| Abstract |
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Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing mycobacteria that causes skin and soft tissue infection, pulmonary infection, and occasionally disseminated disease in severely immunocompromised patients. While three cases of spondylitis caused by M. fortuitum have been reported, no case has been reported in Korea. We describe the first reported case of M. fortuitum spondylitis and an epidural abscess after lumbar acupuncture, and a surgical procedure to treat spinal stenosis. |
| Key Words:
Mycobacterium fortuitum; Spondylitis; Epidural abscess |
| 주제어:
Mycobacterium fortuitum; 척수 골수염; 경막외 농양 |
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