Hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis. Pasteurella multocida as the causative agent.
Human disease caused by Pasteurella multocida is well documented, and a wide variety of clinical syndromes have been described. We describe herein a patient with vertebral osteomyelitis, discitis, and paravertebral abscess caused by P multocida, a presentation that has not been described previously, to our knowledge.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*