Citation
M. Ishibe et al., Septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint due to pyonex, ARCH ORTHOP, 121(1-2), 2001, pp. 90-92
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine
Journal title
ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
ISSN journal
09368051
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Volume
121
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
90 - 92
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-8051(200101)121:1-2<90:SAOALF>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We present a case of septic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint with an assoc
iated epidural abscess. A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized with acute sever
e back pain and fever after pyonex was done. The infection was precisely lo
calized with magnetic-resonance imaging, bone and gallium scintigraphy-He r
esponded to antibiotic therapy. We suppose that the infection was caused by
pyonex because the blood cultures were negative, and the patient had an ab
rupt onset of severe pain:and fever 24 h after the acupuncture.