Giri Upama, Thavalathil Berry Cheriyan, Varghese Roy
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Hospital Inc, Hyden, Kentucky, USA.
BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Nov 19;2014:bcr2014206944. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-206944.
We report a case of spontaneous osteomyelitis of the cervical spine complicated by epidural abscess due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis with no obvious focus of infection or bacteraemia. The patient was on immunosuppressants and complete blood count revealed neutropaenia. He was successfully treated with intravenous antibiotics and surgery.
我们报告一例颈椎自发性骨髓炎合并硬膜外脓肿的病例,病原体为耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(MRSA),患者患有类风湿关节炎,无明显感染灶或菌血症。患者正在使用免疫抑制剂,全血细胞计数显示中性粒细胞减少。他通过静脉使用抗生素和手术治疗成功康复。