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Case Reports
. 2022 Mar 6;14(1):32323.
doi: 10.52965/001c.32323. eCollection 2022.

Enterococcal Cervical Discitis Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Jesse Glueck  1 , Andrew Barbera  1
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Case Reports

Enterococcal Cervical Discitis Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Jesse Glueck et al. Orthop Rev (Pavia). .

Abstract

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a known transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Infective endocarditis is associated with a high incidence of embolic events related to bacterial seeding of various sites through hematogenous spread. This seeding can lead to severe morbidity and mortality and requires an increased incidence of clinical suspicion in at-risk patients to diagnose and treat appropriately. We report a case of post cervical discitis in a patient found to have enterococcal bacteremia five weeks post TAVR.

Keywords: Prosthetic valve endocarditis; cervical discitis; transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. MRI with increased T2 signal concerning discitis/osteomyelitis with epidural extension
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. MRI with FSE concerning discitis, osteomyelitis with epidural extension
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