Spinal actinomycosis: a rare disease.
Actinomycosis is an indolent, slowly progressive infection caused by Actinomyces species. Of human actinomycosis, the spinal form is rare and actinomycosis-related spinal neurological deficit is uncommon. We report two cases with cervical and dorsal actinomycosis and one of them with spinal neurological deficit.
Dua
Rakesh K
RK
Department of Neurosurgery, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India. dua_rakesh@hotmail.com
Bhat
Dhananjaya I
DI
Indira
Devi B
DB
D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D000995:Antitubercular Agents