title: Thoracic vertebral actinomycosis: Actinomyces israelii and Fusobacterium nucleatum.
abstract: Actinomyces spp. are considered rare pathogens in today's medicine, especially with thoracic vertebral involvement. Classic actinomycosis (50%) presents as an oral-cervicofacial ("lumpy jaw") infection. This report describes a case of spinal cord compression caused by Actinomyces israelii with the coisolation of Fusobacterium nucleatum. There are limited numbers of similar cases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bankowski
authors.forename: Eric H N
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kajioka
authors.forename: Nalurporn
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chokrungvaranon
authors.forename: Wesley
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Scott T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Gallacher
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D005673:Fusobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000382:microbiology*