Moon Hyung Ho, Kim Jae Hoon, Moon Byung Gwan, Kim Joo Seung
Department of Neurosurgery, Eulji University, Eulji Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2008 Jan;43(1):45-7. doi: 10.3340/jkns.2008.43.1.45. Epub 2008 Jan 20.
Fungal infections of the spine are relatively uncommon. Moreover, cervical spondylodiscitis due to Candida albicans in non-immunocompromised patient is very rare. We report a case of Candida spondylodiscitis in a 64-year-old woman who complained of neck pain. The clinical feature and treatment option are presented with a review of pertinent literatures.
脊柱真菌感染相对少见。此外,白色念珠菌引起的非免疫功能低下患者的颈椎椎间盘炎非常罕见。我们报告一例64岁女性念珠菌性椎间盘炎病例,该患者主诉颈部疼痛。本文呈现了该病例的临床特征及治疗选择,并对相关文献进行了综述。