Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
CASE REPORTS
Spondylodiscitis Complicated by an Epidural Abscess and Meningitis Caused by Bacteroides fragilis
Takeshi KawakamiHiromichi SuzukiMasatsune SuzukiYumi Hirose
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2012 Volume 51 Issue 22 Pages 3189-3191

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Bacteroides fragilis is a rare causative agent of spondylodiscitis. The pathophysiology of B. fragilis in spondylodiscitis remains largely unclear because of its rare occurrence. We herein report a case of spondylodiscitis complicated by an epidural abscess and meningitis; B. fragilis was detected in the blood of the patient. Moreover, the patient had a splenic abscess that was confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging. The patient completely recovered with antimicrobial therapy alone.

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