[Vertebral actinomycosis with spinal cord compression. A case report]. / Actinomycose vertébrale avec compression médullaire. A propos d'un cas.

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.