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Case Reports
. 2018 Dec;37(12):e341-e343.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002013.

An 11-Year-Old Male With Vertebral Osteomyelitis and a Paraspinal Abscess

Ioannis Kopsidas  1 , Rodanthi Margariti  2 , Maria Gavra  3 , Angeliki Syngelou  1 , Christos Zambakidis  2 , Maria Tsolia  1 , Nikolaos Nikolaidis  2 , Nikos Spyridis  1
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An 11-Year-Old Male With Vertebral Osteomyelitis and a Paraspinal Abscess

Ioannis Kopsidas et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Dec.

Abstract

We report the case of an 11-year-old immunocompetent patient presenting with a 2-week history of upper back pain, diagnosed with thoracic vertebral osteomyelitis and a paraspinal abscess caused by Bartonella henselae. He was treated with gentamicin and doxycycline followed by oral rifampicin and doxycycline with favorable outcome.

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