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ArticleCase reports in orthopedics2016

A Rare Case of Pheohyphomycotic Lumbar Spondylodiscitis Mistreated as Koch's Spine.

Shakti A Goel, Hitesh N Modi, Yatin J Desai, Harshal P Thaker

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Article in Case reports in orthopedics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shakti A GoelDepartment of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Zydus Hospitals and Healthcare Research Pvt. Ltd., Thaltej, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Hitesh N ModiDepartment of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Zydus Hospitals and Healthcare Research Pvt. Ltd., Thaltej, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9206-3046
Yatin J DesaiDepartment of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Zydus Hospitals and Healthcare Research Pvt. Ltd., Thaltej, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Harshal P ThakerDr. Harshal Thaker's Clinic, Ambawadi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Cadila Healthcare (India) · IN

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Abstract

Pheohyphomycosis is an uncommon infection and its association in spondylodiscitis has not yet been reported. The purpose of this case report is to describe a rare case of Pheohyphomycotic spondylodiscitis and methods to diagnose and manage the patient with less invasive techniques. A 29-year-old male patient presented to the outpatient department with complaints of gradually increasing low back pain with bilateral lower limbs radicular pain since one and a half years. He had associated fever, weight loss, voice changes, and dry, scaly, erythematous skin with elevated ESR. The patient had been taking anti-Koch's therapy since 1 year with little relief in pain and no radiological improvement. Percutaneous pedicle biopsy of L4 vertebra was taken under local anaesthesia and confirmed Pheohyphomycosis which was treated with antifungal medications. The patient showed sequential improvement with long term antifungal treatment. He was eventually able to walk independently without support.

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