A case of Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus infective spondylodiscitis

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Himanshu Tailor, Nirav Soni, Rajendra Mehta, Mitesh Patel, Shalin Shah

BACKGROUND: A 32 year obese female presented with complain of gradually increasing low back pain since 3 months. She was diagnosed with

infective spondylodiscitis and treated surgically thereafter

TREATMENT: L2–3 laminectomy + L2–3 discectomy + Fixation + Cage insertion at L2–3 space. Blood culture positive for CONS, Levoflox

sensitive.

OUTCOME: At 6 months follow up patient can do day to day activities without any thoracolumbar support and patient is pain free.

CONCLUSION: Infective spondylodiscitis is a rare entity and within that CONS infection is even rarer. Step by step approach and avoidance of

nonchalant use of antibiotics helped us diagnose it and thereby helped us giving a definitive and correct management.