Iatrogenically induced vertebral osteomyelitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 1996 Mar-Apr;14(2):191-4.

Abstract

We report three cases of iatrogenically induced vertebral osteomyelitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. One case was a post-nucleotomy and post-operative complication of herniated disk treatment, one was related to infection of an epidural catheter in a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and the third followed urinary investigation in a patient with prostate cancer. Infection was cured in all patients with antibiotic treatment. These case reports shed light on the possibility of infections with pseudomonas aeruginosa, in addition to the more common infections such as by staphylococci, especially following iatrogenic maneuvers.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / surgery
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anesthesia, Epidural / adverse effects
  • Catheterization / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease*
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Pseudomonas Infections*
  • Spinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Diseases / microbiology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Urinary Catheterization / adverse effects