title: Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome with persistent vertebral osteomyelitis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with a slowly progressive, relatively asymptomatic course in a young woman with suspected hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome (Job's syndrome).
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States.
authors.forename: San S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Asim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayaz
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sepkowitz
keywords: Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Vertebral osteomyelitis
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