Retroperitoneal fibrosis secondary to spondylodiscitis after infection with Prevotella.
We report a case of severe retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) secondary to lumbar spondylodiscitis caused by infection with Prevotella resolving after antibiotic therapy. Infection is an unusual cause of RPF, and infection in such cases with this anaerobic bacterium has never been described.
Salliot
Carine
C
Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Bicêtre, Paris XI University, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Lavie
Frédéric
F
Azria
Alexandre
A
Clerc
Didier
D
Miquel
Anne
A
Mariette
Xavier
X
D016866:Bacteroidaceae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D015299:Discitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018720:Prevotella; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012447:Sacrum / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology