Case Reports in Infectious Diseases (Jan 2021)

A Rare Case of Granulicatella adiacens Vertebral Osteomyelitis

  • E. van der Palen,
  • C. L. M. de Roij van Zuijdewijn,
  • D. A. R. Castelijn,
  • G. H. Wattel-Louis,
  • J. Kalpoe

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/1483846
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2021

Abstract

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Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Granulicatella adiacens is rarely described. We report a 45-year-old immunocompetent male with back pain caused by G. adiacens osteomyelitis. This case is remarkable due to the absence of endocarditis. A clinician should therefore consider G. adiacens osteomyelitis even in the absence of concurrent hematogenous spread.