title: Cervical spondylitis due to Phaeoacremonium venezuelense in an immunocompetent patient. A first case report.
abstract: In this paper, we present a case of cervical spondylitis due to Phaeoacremonium venezuelense, in a fifty-two-year-old male who complained about neck pain and tingles in his right arm. Fungal cervical spondylitis is extremely rare in immunocompetent patients. This case is the first case of spondylitis due to P. venezuelense.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery/Neurology Cayenne General Hospital, rue des Flamboyants, Cayenne, French Guiana, France. keyvan.mostofi@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mostofi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jeanbourquin
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Charles
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013045:Species Specificity; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D000666:Amphotericin B; D065819:Voriconazole