Thoracic vertebral actinomycosis: Actinomyces israelii and Fusobacterium nucleatum.
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.
Honda
Hitoshi
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Bankowski
Matthew J
MJ
Kajioka
Eric H N
EH
Chokrungvaranon
Nalurporn
N
Kim
Wesley
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Gallacher
Scott T
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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*