Osteoarticular Infections Caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: Case Report and Literature Review

Alexis Maillard; Yara Wakim; Oula Itani; Fateh Ousser; Alexandre Bleibtreu; Eric Caumes; Gentiane Monsel

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofab461

Osteoarticular Infections Caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: Case Report and Literature Review

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 8;8(10):ofab461. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab461. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Authors

Alexis Maillard¹, Yara Wakim¹, Oula Itani¹, Fateh Ousser², Alexandre Bleibtreu¹, Eric Caumes^{1

3}, Gentiane Monsel¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Sorbonne Université, Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
² Department of Bacteriology and Hygiene, Sorbonne Université, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
³ Inserm Unité Mixte de Recheche-S 1136, Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, Paris, France.

Abstract

We present a case of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae spondylodiscitis in an otherwise healthy man, occurring 1 year after exposure. The patient was cured after 6 weeks of treatment with amoxicillin followed by ciprofloxacin without surgery. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae can cause severe osteoarticular infections with a delayed presentation following exposure to the pathogen.

Keywords: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; osteoarticular infections; spondylodiscitis.

Publication types

Case Reports