Isolated Mucormycotic Spondylodiscitis of Lumbar Spine-A Rare Case Report.
BACKGROUND
Mucormycosis is life threatening infection rarely affecting musculoskeletal system and spinal involvement is extremely rare with only two cases reported in English literature.


METHODS
We present this rare case of spondylodiscitis with lumbar vertebral osteomyelitis due to mucormycosis in a patient with chronic kidney disease on haemodialysis diagnosed by CT guided biopsy and highlight its clinico -radiological presentation and management principles.


CONCLUSIONS
Thus, as the incidence of Mucorales infection increase due to increase in patients with predisposing factors, the unusual sites of affection increase. Treating clinician should have a high vigilance in patients with predisposing factors. Although there is dramatic improvement in the treatment modalities of mucormycosis, still the mortality is high. Early diagnosis is important to prevent dissemination and timely intervention in order to reduce morbidity and mortality. A well equipped multidisciplinary approach for clinico-radiological assessment and management is necessary.
Sancheti Institute For Orthopaedics And Rehabilitation, Pune, Maharashtra. India.
Shailesh
S
Hadgaonkar
Sancheti Institute For Orthopaedics And Rehabilitation, Pune, Maharashtra. India.
Kunal
K
Shah
Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra. India.
Shekhar
S
Bhojraj
Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra. India.
Abhay
A
Nene
Sancheti Institute For Orthopaedics And Rehabilitation, Pune, Maharashtra. India.
Ashok
A
Shyam
Isolated; Mucor my costs; spine