TY - JOUR
T1 - Thoracic vertebral actinomycosis
T2 - Actinomyces israelii and Fusobacterium nucleatum
AU - Honda, Hitoshi
AU - Bankowski, Matthew J.
AU - Kajioka, Eric H.N.
AU - Chokrungvaranon, Nalurporn
AU - Kim, Wesley
AU - Gallacher, Scott T.
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - Actinomyces spp. are considered rare pathogens in today's medicine, especially with thoracic vertebral involvement. Classic actinomycosis (50%) presents as an oral-cervicofacial ("lumpy jaw") infection. This report describes a case of spinal cord compression caused by Actinomyces israelii with the coisolation of Fusobacterium nucleatum. There are limited numbers of similar cases.
AB - Actinomyces spp. are considered rare pathogens in today's medicine, especially with thoracic vertebral involvement. Classic actinomycosis (50%) presents as an oral-cervicofacial ("lumpy jaw") infection. This report describes a case of spinal cord compression caused by Actinomyces israelii with the coisolation of Fusobacterium nucleatum. There are limited numbers of similar cases.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.01706-07
DO - 10.1128/JCM.01706-07
M3 - Article
C2 - 18337385
AN - SCOPUS:45149120550
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 46
SP - 2009
EP - 2014
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 6
ER -