FUSOBACTERIUM-NUCLEATUM SPONDYLODISCITIS - A CASE-REPORT

Spondylodiscitis is rarely caused by anaerobic germs and occurs mainly in patients weakened by another infection. We report a case of Fusoba cterium nucleatum spondylodiscitis in a 63-year-old man, This is the t hird such report and the second in a non-immunodepressed patient. The clinical presentation and laboratory findings in this type of spondylo discitis vary little from those produced by other germs. Magnetic reso nance imaging is the most useful diagnostic tool for spondylodiscitis. The germ is isolated from a discal puncture aspirate in 66% of the ca ses but can also be obtained from blood cultures. Anaerobic germs are usually sensitive to penicillin or cephalosporins.