Severe Actinomycotic Discitis Osteomyelitis and Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Adult Following Dental Cleaning: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Actinomycotic vertebral osteomyelitis is a rare but severe condition, even in immunocompetent individuals, following routine dental procedures. Prompt recognition, multidisciplinary management, and tailored antibiotic therapy are crucial for optimizing outcomes. Clinicians should maintain a...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2025-02-01
|
| Series: | Clinical Case Reports |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70189 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849723170424094720 |
|---|---|
| author | Malik W. Z. Khan Abdul Moeez Sameen Farooq Touba Azeem Muhammad Ahmad Aizaz Ali Faheemullah Khan |
| author_facet | Malik W. Z. Khan Abdul Moeez Sameen Farooq Touba Azeem Muhammad Ahmad Aizaz Ali Faheemullah Khan |
| author_sort | Malik W. Z. Khan |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | ABSTRACT Actinomycotic vertebral osteomyelitis is a rare but severe condition, even in immunocompetent individuals, following routine dental procedures. Prompt recognition, multidisciplinary management, and tailored antibiotic therapy are crucial for optimizing outcomes. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for Actinomyces in patients with unexplained spinal infections and recent dental interventions. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-d9f93dc69d2849028eaff194f757d4e8 |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 2050-0904 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-02-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Clinical Case Reports |
| spelling | doaj-art-d9f93dc69d2849028eaff194f757d4e82025-08-20T03:11:06ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-02-01132n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70189Severe Actinomycotic Discitis Osteomyelitis and Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Adult Following Dental Cleaning: A Case ReportMalik W. Z. Khan0Abdul Moeez1Sameen Farooq2Touba Azeem3Muhammad Ahmad4Aizaz Ali5Faheemullah Khan6Yale University School of Medicine New Haven Connecticut USALady Reading Hospital Peshawar PakistanAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx New York USAKhyber Medical College Peshawar PakistanKhyber Medical College Peshawar PakistanKhyber Medical College Peshawar PakistanSection of Cardiovascular Imaging, Diagnostic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio USAABSTRACT Actinomycotic vertebral osteomyelitis is a rare but severe condition, even in immunocompetent individuals, following routine dental procedures. Prompt recognition, multidisciplinary management, and tailored antibiotic therapy are crucial for optimizing outcomes. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for Actinomyces in patients with unexplained spinal infections and recent dental interventions.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70189actinomycescase reportdental cleaningosteomyelitispenicillin |
| spellingShingle | Malik W. Z. Khan Abdul Moeez Sameen Farooq Touba Azeem Muhammad Ahmad Aizaz Ali Faheemullah Khan Severe Actinomycotic Discitis Osteomyelitis and Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Adult Following Dental Cleaning: A Case Report Clinical Case Reports actinomyces case report dental cleaning osteomyelitis penicillin |
| title | Severe Actinomycotic Discitis Osteomyelitis and Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Adult Following Dental Cleaning: A Case Report |
| title_full | Severe Actinomycotic Discitis Osteomyelitis and Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Adult Following Dental Cleaning: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Severe Actinomycotic Discitis Osteomyelitis and Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Adult Following Dental Cleaning: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe Actinomycotic Discitis Osteomyelitis and Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Adult Following Dental Cleaning: A Case Report |
| title_short | Severe Actinomycotic Discitis Osteomyelitis and Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Adult Following Dental Cleaning: A Case Report |
| title_sort | severe actinomycotic discitis osteomyelitis and bacteremia in an immunocompetent adult following dental cleaning a case report |
| topic | actinomyces case report dental cleaning osteomyelitis penicillin |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70189 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT malikwzkhan severeactinomycoticdiscitisosteomyelitisandbacteremiainanimmunocompetentadultfollowingdentalcleaningacasereport AT abdulmoeez severeactinomycoticdiscitisosteomyelitisandbacteremiainanimmunocompetentadultfollowingdentalcleaningacasereport AT sameenfarooq severeactinomycoticdiscitisosteomyelitisandbacteremiainanimmunocompetentadultfollowingdentalcleaningacasereport AT toubaazeem severeactinomycoticdiscitisosteomyelitisandbacteremiainanimmunocompetentadultfollowingdentalcleaningacasereport AT muhammadahmad severeactinomycoticdiscitisosteomyelitisandbacteremiainanimmunocompetentadultfollowingdentalcleaningacasereport AT aizazali severeactinomycoticdiscitisosteomyelitisandbacteremiainanimmunocompetentadultfollowingdentalcleaningacasereport AT faheemullahkhan severeactinomycoticdiscitisosteomyelitisandbacteremiainanimmunocompetentadultfollowingdentalcleaningacasereport |