Delayed surgical site infection 2 years after cervical disk arthroplasty. Case report and literature review
Neurocirugia (Astur : Engl Ed). 2019 Mar-Apr;30(2):81-86.
doi: 10.1016/j.neucir.2018.02.004.
Epub 2018 Apr 4.
[Article in
English,
Spanish]
Affiliations
- 1 Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: a.rossello@bellvitgehospital.cat.
- 2 Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
- 3 Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract
Anterior cervical discectomy has a low non-mechanical complication rate. In our literature review, we found 7 cases of delayed surgical site infection. We report a case of cervical prevertebral abscess due to Propionibacterium acnes 2 years after discectomy and arthroplasty, with a beta-2-transferrin false positive test as a complementary highlighted finding. We discuss the diagnosis and etiology of this rare delayed infectious complication.
Keywords:
Absceso cervical; Artroplastia cervical; Beta-2-transferrin; Beta-2-transferrina; Cervical abscess; Cervical disk arthroplasty; Delayed infection; Infección del sitio quirúrgico; Infección diferida; Neuraminidasa; Neuraminidase; Surgical site infection.
Copyright © 2018 Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Abscess / diagnostic imaging*
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Arthroplasty*
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Cervical Vertebrae / surgery*
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Diskectomy*
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnostic imaging*
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Humans
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Intervertebral Disc Displacement / surgery*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Propionibacterium acnes*
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Spinal Fusion*
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Surgical Wound Infection / diagnostic imaging*
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Time Factors