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Rev Med Interne
; 22(6): 567-70, 2001 Jun.
Artículo
en Francés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11433566
RESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: Vertebral involvement of actinomycosis is extremely rare and associated spinal cord compression is unusual. EXEGESIS: We report a case of a 31-year-old man with vertebral actinomycosis presenting with spinal cord compression. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a paravertebral abscess and lytic areas on the vertebral body of C5 requiring emergency surgery and antibiotic treatment. The patient was still asymptomatic after 12 months of follow-up. CONCLUSION: Clinical aspects of this unusual localization are reviewed. Treatment may be particularly difficult.