Retroperitoneal fibrosis secondary to spondylodiscitis after infection with Prevotella

Carine Salliot; Frédéric Lavie; Alexandre Azria; Didier Clerc; Anne Miquel; Xavier Mariette

Retroperitoneal fibrosis secondary to spondylodiscitis after infection with Prevotella

J Rheumatol. 2005 May;32(5):957-8.

Authors

Carine Salliot¹, Frédéric Lavie, Alexandre Azria, Didier Clerc, Anne Miquel, Xavier Mariette

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Bicêtre, Paris XI University, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.

PMID: 15868637

Abstract

We report a case of severe retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) secondary to lumbar spondylodiscitis caused by infection with Prevotella resolving after antibiotic therapy. Infection is an unusual cause of RPF, and infection in such cases with this anaerobic bacterium has never been described.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bacteroidaceae Infections / complications*
Bacteroidaceae Infections / pathology
Discitis / complications*
Discitis / microbiology*
Discitis / pathology
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae / microbiology
Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Prevotella*
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / etiology*
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / pathology
Sacrum / microbiology
Sacrum / pathology