[Pasteurella dagmatis: an unusual cause of vertebral osteomyelitis].
Vertebral osteomyelitis is a quite rare but severe cause of back pain in adults. Various causative organisms have been reported. Pasteurella species have rarely been isolated. We report here a case of vertebral osteomyelitis and consecutive cauda equina syndrome due to Pasteurella dagmatis in a 60-year-old diabetic man.
Garcia-Hejl
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Laboratoire de biologie, hôpital d'instruction des armées Bégin, 69, avenue de Paris, 94160 Saint-Mandé, France.
Bigaillon
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Garcia
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Dupuy
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Gros
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Garrabe
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Cavallo
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D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000382:microbiology; D013131:Spine / Q000382:microbiology*