Nocardia nova as the causative agent in spondylodiscitis and psoas abscess.
We describe here the first case of Nocardia nova spondylodiscitis accompanied by a psoas abscess due to spreading from pulmonary nocardiosis. Nocardia was cultured from all affected sites. After 1 year of an appropriate antimicrobial therapy and a surgical drainage of the abscess that was required, the patient's clinical condition had improved.
Hamdad
Farida
F
Depatment of Bacteriology-Hygiene, University Hospital of Amiens, France. Hamdad-Daoudi.Farida@chu-amiens.fr
Vidal
Barbara
B
Douadi
Youcef
Y
Laurans
Genevieve
G
Canarelli
Brigitte
B
Choukroun
Gabriel
G
Rodriguez-Nava
Veronica
V
Boiron
Patrick
P
Beaman
Blaine
B
Eb
François
F
D000328:Adult; D015299:Discitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009615:Nocardia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed