Mansour Mathkour, Julie Chu, Tyler Scullen, Naser Ibrahim, Cassidy Werner, Christopher J Carr, Brendan Huang, Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Robert F Dallapiazza, Christopher M Maulucci, Manish Singh
Cat scratch disease (CSD), caused by Bartonella henselae , may atypically present with vertebral osteomyelitis. Antibiotic regimens are tailored to presentation, which is markedly variable and not well defined for any atypical disease. In cases of spinal instability, the use of antibiotics alone may not be sufficient. Atlantoaxial instability caused by osteomyelitis is a rare complication of CSD. In this report, we describe the rare case of vertebral osteomyelitis complicated by atlantoaxial instability, requiring both antibiotics and atlantoaxial fusion...
July 2022: Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine