title: ChronicPseudomonas aeruginosacervical osteomyelitis.
abstract: Pseudomonasaeruginosa is a rare cause of osteomyelitis of the cervical spine and is usually seen in the background of intravenous drug use and immunocompromised state. Very few cases of osteomyelitis of the cervical spine caused bypseudomonas aeruginosahave been reported in otherwise healthy patients. This is a case presentation of a young female, who in the absence of known risk factors for cervical osteomyelitis presented with progressively worsening neurological signs and symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medica Institute of Neurological Diseases, Medica Superspeciality Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sujeet Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Meher
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medica Institute of Neurological Diseases, Medica Superspeciality Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Harsh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medica Institute of Neurological Diseases, Medica Superspeciality Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Laxmi Narayan
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Tripathy
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medica Institute of Neurological Diseases, Medica Superspeciality Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sunandan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
keywords: Cervical osteomyelitis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Spondylodiscitis