title: Vertebral osteomyelitis: a rare complication of transvaginal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a case of vertebral osteomyelitis as a complication of transvaginal oocyte retrieval.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  The IVF unit of a university-affiliated hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 41-year-old woman who underwent IVF-ET treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Standard IVF-ET treatment cycles with the use of transvaginal ultrasound for oocyte retrieval and computed tomography-guided needle aspiration.
  
  
  METHODS
  Recovery of the patient, sequelae, and recurrence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Vertebral osteomyelitis was diagnosed and treated with antibiotics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When severe low back pain occurs after ovum retrieval, vertebral osteomyelitis should be considered. Early diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Almog
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rimon
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yovel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bar-Am
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amit
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Azem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009865:Oocytes; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019233:Retreatment; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014621:Vagina
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin