A Rare Case of Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Epidural Abscess, and Bacterial Meningitis Caused by Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
Septic arthritis of the facet joint is an extremely rare condition, even more in young immunocompetent patients. There have been approximately only 40 cases of this entity reported worldwide. Here, the authors present a 16-year-old male patient with lower back pain, fever, and cephalea. Blood cultur...
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| author | Miguel Maldonado-Morán Juan M. Muñoz Javier I. Matta Victor M. Arrieta Oscar P. Bernal Jairo M. Mejía |
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| description | Septic arthritis of the facet joint is an extremely rare condition, even more in young immunocompetent patients. There have been approximately only 40 cases of this entity reported worldwide. Here, the authors present a 16-year-old male patient with lower back pain, fever, and cephalea. Blood cultures and cerebrospinal fluid analysis confirmed methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infection, and magnetic resonance imaging showed septic arthritis of the lumbar left facet joint L3 and epidural abscess. Intravenous oxacillin was administered, and the patient improved. No other treatment was required. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-298651c1bc984e48bcb620e2613c5daa2025-08-20T02:03:59ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672018-08-01070213914110.1055/s-0038-1667285A Rare Case of Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Epidural Abscess, and Bacterial Meningitis Caused by Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureusMiguel Maldonado-Morán0Juan M. Muñoz1Javier I. Matta2Victor M. Arrieta3Oscar P. Bernal4Jairo M. Mejía5Department of Neuroscience, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, ColombiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, ColombiaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Spine Services, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Bogotá, ColombiaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Spine Services, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Bogotá, ColombiaMovement Disorder Specialist Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesDepartment of Neurology, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, ColombiaSeptic arthritis of the facet joint is an extremely rare condition, even more in young immunocompetent patients. There have been approximately only 40 cases of this entity reported worldwide. Here, the authors present a 16-year-old male patient with lower back pain, fever, and cephalea. Blood cultures and cerebrospinal fluid analysis confirmed methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infection, and magnetic resonance imaging showed septic arthritis of the lumbar left facet joint L3 and epidural abscess. Intravenous oxacillin was administered, and the patient improved. No other treatment was required.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1667285septic arthritisfacet jointepidural abscessmeningitis staphylococcus aureus |
| spellingShingle | Miguel Maldonado-Morán Juan M. Muñoz Javier I. Matta Victor M. Arrieta Oscar P. Bernal Jairo M. Mejía A Rare Case of Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Epidural Abscess, and Bacterial Meningitis Caused by Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Indian Journal of Neurosurgery septic arthritis facet joint epidural abscess meningitis staphylococcus aureus |
| title | A Rare Case of Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Epidural Abscess, and Bacterial Meningitis Caused by Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus |
| title_full | A Rare Case of Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Epidural Abscess, and Bacterial Meningitis Caused by Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Case of Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Epidural Abscess, and Bacterial Meningitis Caused by Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case of Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Epidural Abscess, and Bacterial Meningitis Caused by Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus |
| title_short | A Rare Case of Septic Arthritis of Lumbar Facet Joint with Epidural Abscess, and Bacterial Meningitis Caused by Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus |
| title_sort | rare case of septic arthritis of lumbar facet joint with epidural abscess and bacterial meningitis caused by methicillin sensitive staphylococcus aureus |
| topic | septic arthritis facet joint epidural abscess meningitis staphylococcus aureus |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1667285 |
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