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Case Reports
. 2018 Nov 13:14:e00468.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2018.e00468. eCollection 2018.

Campylobacter fetus spondylodiscitis: A case report and review of the literature

Daniel Olaiya  1 , Rosemary Fok  2 , Prithwiraj Chakrabarti  3 , Himanshu Sharma  1 , James Greig  2
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Campylobacter fetus spondylodiscitis: A case report and review of the literature

Daniel Olaiya et al. IDCases. .

Abstract

Campylobacter are common zoonotic food borne pathogens but infrequent causes of disseminated human infection. Campylobacter fetus is an unusual cause of human infection and spondylodiscitis. We describe a case of C. fetus infection in a 72-year-old woman who presented with indolent onset lumbar spondylodiscitis. The literature is reviewed and the presentation of spondylodiscitis is contrasted with the usual aggressive nature of bacteremia with this pathogen.

Keywords: Campylobacter; Fetus; Spondylodiscitis.

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T2W STIR sagittal section MRI scan at presentation with high signal in disc space and Modic changes in the endplates indicative of spondylodisciitis.
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T2W sagittal section MRI scan at final follow-up with resolution of fluid signals in the disc space and spontaneous fusion of L5/S1 level.
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