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CASE REPORT
A novel case of Raoultella planticola osteomyelitis and epidural abscess
  1. Rogin Subedi,
  2. Ryan Dean,
  3. William Li,
  4. Amit Dhamoon
  1. Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Amit Dhamoon, dhamoona{at}upstate.edu

Summary

A spinal epidural abscess is the collection of pus in the epidural space, and is a potentially life-threatening condition that requires early detection and prompt management. Almost two-thirds of cases are caused by Staphylococcus aureus, followed by Gram-negative bacilli which account for approximately 16% of cases. Raoultella planticola is an emerging pathogen, and is an extremely rare cause of invasive infection in humans. It has been reported to cause urinary tract infections, pneumonia, bacteraemia, cholangitis, cholecystitis, conjunctivitis and soft tissue infections. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of R. planticola osteomyelitis and spinal epidural abscess.

  • INFECTIONS
  • MUSCULOSKELETAL AND JOINT DISORDERS
  • BONE AND JOINT INFECTIONS

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-220329

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors RS wrote the body of the manuscript and created the figures. RD and WL wrote the introduction and helped edit the manuscript. RS and RD performed a literature review. AD reviewed and edited the manuscript.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.