Weinberg Sharon Esther, Tabet Patrick Paul, McGregor Claire Elizabeth, Arvidsson Alice Maria
Medicine, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, Swansea, UK
Medicine, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, Swansea, UK.
BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Mar 17;13(3):e233637. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233637.
A 76-year-old woman presented following two episodes of unexplained falls at home. Blood cultures were positive for and following investigations she was diagnosed with L4/L5 spondylodiscitis confirmed on spine MRI. She was initially treated with intravenous metronidazole and flucloxacillin prior to switching to ceftriaxone with good results. No primary cause of bacteraemia was found in this case. is a rare cause of spondylodiscitis.
一名76岁女性因在家中发生两次不明原因跌倒前来就诊。血培养结果为阳性,经过检查,她被诊断为L4/L5椎间盘炎,脊柱MRI确诊。她最初接受静脉注射甲硝唑和氟氯西林治疗,之后改用头孢曲松,效果良好。该病例未发现菌血症的主要病因。[具体细菌名称]是椎间盘炎的罕见病因。