RT Journal
A1 Lee, Jun-Seok
A1 Kim, Ki-Won
T1 Disseminated Septic Emboli, Septic Thrombosis of the Vena Cava and the Common Iliac and Renal Veins, and Retroperitoneal Abscess Secondary to Pyogenic Spondylitis of the Lumbar SpineA Case Report
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2011
FD June 1
VO 93
IS 11
SP e59 1
OP 5
DO 10.2106/JBJS.J.01157
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.J.01157
AB 
Pyogenic spondylitis is an infection of the spine that can include the disc, bone, the epidural space, and adjacent structures1,2. With adequate clinical suspicion and appropriate diagnostic evaluation, most pyogenic spine infections can be managed with culture-specific antibiotics2,3. However, in certain cases, surgery may be necessary to perform an open biopsy or treat a clinically relevant abscess, spinal instability, a severe deformity, or a neurologic deficit; surgery may also be necessary because of the failure of nonoperative treatment1-3.