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Osteoarticular Infections Caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: Case Report and Literature Review

Alexis Maillard, Yara Wakim, Oula Itani, Fateh Ousser, Alexandre Bleibtreu, Éric Caumes, Gentiane Monsel

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Abstract We present a case of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae spondylodiscitis in an otherwise healthy man, occurring 1 year after exposure. The patient was cured after 6 weeks of treatment with amoxicillin followed by ciprofloxacin without surgery. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae can cause severe osteoarticular infections with a delayed presentation following exposure to the pathogen.

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Abstract We present a case of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae spondylodiscitis in an otherwise healthy man, occurring 1 year after exposure. The patient was cured after 6 weeks of treatment with amoxicillin followed by ciprofloxacin without surgery. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae can cause severe osteoarticular infections with a delayed presentation following exposure to the pathogen.

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Abstract We present a case of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae spondylodiscitis in an otherwise healthy man, occurring 1 year after exposure. The patient was cured after 6 weeks of treatment with amoxicillin followed by ciprofloxacin without surgery. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae can cause severe osteoarticular infections with a delayed presentation following exposure to the pathogen.

Key concepts: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Ciprofloxacin, Spondylodiscitis, Medicine, Pathogen, Amoxicillin, Dermatology, Microbiology

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