Retroperitoneal fibrosis secondary to spondylodiscitis after infection with Prevotella.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of severe retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) secondary to lumbar spondylodiscitis caused by infection with Prevotella resolving after antibiotic therapy. Infection is an unusual cause of RPF, and infection in such cases with this anaerobic bacterium has never been described.
Medical subject headings
- Bacteroidaceae Infections
- Discitis
- Prevotella
- Retroperitoneal Fibrosis