title: Retroperitoneal fibrosis secondary to spondylodiscitis after infection with Prevotella.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Bicêtre, Paris XI University, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
authors.forename: Carine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salliot
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lavie
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azria
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Clerc
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miquel
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Mariette
mesh_terms: 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