title: Spondylodiscitis due to Bacteroides fragilis: two cases and review.
abstract: Non-iatrogenic spondylodiscitis caused by anaerobic bacteria remains exceptional. We describe 2 cases of spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess due to Bacteroides fragilis, 1 after colonoscopy with biopsy and 1 in a cirrhotic patient. The clinical and imaging findings were not discriminant relative to other pyogenic spondylodiscitis. One should consider B. fragilis when treating a spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess, especially in patients with a possibly digestive portal of entry.
authors.affiliation: Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier, France. clechiche@free.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lechiche
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Le Moing
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marchandin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chanques
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Atoui
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reynes
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000382:microbiology*; D015299:Discitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged