Diphtheroid infection of the cervical spine.
A unique case in which cervical osteomyelitis was caused by a diphtheroid is reported and the previously recorded clinical infections due to similar organisms are briefly reviewed.
D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D011424:Propionibacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011859:Radiography