Gas-forming vertebral osteomyelitis in diabetic patients.
We report 2 cases of gas-forming vertebral osteomyelitis in diabetic patients. Both were caused by gram-negative bacilli, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae respectively. Both ran a fulminant course to death despite appropriate parenteral antibiotics. We suggest that early surgical intervention may be needed in cases with gas-forming vertebral osteomyelitis.
Chen
C W
CW
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yang
C J
CJ
Huang
J J
JJ
Chuang
Y C
YC
Young
C
C
D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D005740:Gases; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000254:growth & development; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*
D005740:Gases