title: Severe Actinomyces israelii infection involving the entire spinal cord.
abstract: A case of severe spinal infection with Actinomyces israelii is presented. A 38-y-old male was admitted with symptoms of infection and neurological symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging showed extensive affection involving the entire spinal cord. Cultures of the cerebrospinal fluid revealed Actinomyces israelii. The patient was treated with long term penicillin G followed by amoxicillin. The patient recovered with severe neurological sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. shahin.gaini@ouh.fyns-amt.dk
authors.forename: Shahin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaïni
authors.forename: Birgit Thorup
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Røge
authors.forename: Court
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Svend Stenvang
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Anne-Sofie
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Brenøe
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000382:microbiology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed