[Spondylodiscitis after embolization of an extramedullary intraspinal arteriovenous fistula].
The authors report a case of spondylitis Th11-Th12 occurred 1 month after embolization of an intraspinal extramedullary arteriovenous fistulae; this fistulae was fed by 11th left intercostal artery. The infecting organism isolated from the affected intervertebral disc was streptococcus sanguis a common agent of dental abscess.
D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000098:blood supply*; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013298:Streptococcus sanguis; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
Spondylodiscite après embolisation d'une fistule artérioveineuse intra-canalaire extra-médullaire.