Possible salmonella osteomyelitis of spine following laser disc decompression.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of chronic discitis and vertebral osteomyelitis that we believe was caused by Salmonella typhimurium following laser decompression of the L4/5 disc for symptomatic disc protrusion in a 50-year-old Asian man. The infection was successfully treated with intravenous ceftriaxone combined with oral ciprofloxacin. We believe this to be the only report of such a complication following this procedure, which is generally without infective complications.
Medical subject headings
- Discitis
- Diskectomy, Percutaneous
- Laser Therapy
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Osteomyelitis
- Postoperative Complications
- Salmonella Infections
- Spinal Diseases
Anatomy
- lumbar spine