A case of not just Pott's disease

William Greene; Martin Prager; Marlin Richardson

doi:10.1177/20499361211041451

A case of not just Pott's disease

Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2021 Aug 31:8:20499361211041451. doi: 10.1177/20499361211041451. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.

Authors

William Greene¹, Martin Prager², Marlin Richardson³

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine Residency, Billings Clinic, 801 N. 29th St., Billings, MT 59101-0703, USA.
² Department of Infectious Disease, Billings Clinic, Billings, MT, USA.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Billings Clinic, Billings, MT, USA.

Abstract

Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare cause of vertebral osteomyelitis in the developed world. Co-infections with other microorganisms are seldom reported in the literature. Here we report a case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus anginosus causing acute on chronic vertebral osteomyelitis with an epidural abscess.

Keywords: Streptococcus anginosus; case report; epidural abscess; spinal tuberculosis.

Publication types

Case Reports