Pneumococcal Vertebral Osteomyelitis after Epidural Injection: A Rare Event

Tamara M Johnson; Chandrika Chitturi; Michael Lange; Jin S Suh; Jihad Slim

doi:10.4103/0974-777X.188597

Pneumococcal Vertebral Osteomyelitis after Epidural Injection: A Rare Event

J Glob Infect Dis. 2016 Jul-Sep;8(3):121-3. doi: 10.4103/0974-777X.188597.

Authors

Tamara M Johnson¹, Chandrika Chitturi², Michael Lange³, Jin S Suh³, Jihad Slim¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA; Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA.
² Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA.
³ Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA; Department of Infectious Disease, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA.

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae vertebral infections have rarely been reported. Herein, we report a case of pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis with paraspinal and epidural abscesses as well as concomitant bacteremia following epidural injection. This will be the second case in the literature reporting pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis related to epidural manipulation.

Keywords: Epidural injection; Streptococcus pneumoniae; pneumococcal vertebral osteomyelitis.

Publication types

Case Reports