Candida albicans osteomyelitis of the cervical spine

Jang Gyu Cha; Hyun Sook Hong; Yoon Woo Koh; Hee Kyung Kim; Jung Mi Park

doi:10.1007/s00256-007-0429-9

Candida albicans osteomyelitis of the cervical spine

Jang Gyu Cha, Hyun Sook Hong, Yoon Woo Koh, Hee Kyung Kim, Jung Mi Park

Department of Otorhinolaryngology

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Abstract

Fungal osteomyelitis is a rare infection that usually develops in immunocompromised patients. Additionally, involvement of the cervical spine by Candida albicans is extremely rare; only three previous cases of Candida vertebral osteomyelitis have been reported in the literature. The diagnosis may be delayed due to nonspecific radiologic findings and a slow progression. We report the CT, MRI, bone scan, and PET-CT findings in a patient who developed Candida osteomyelitis, which was initially misdiagnosed as metastasis, at the atlas and axis following treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	347-350
Number of pages	4
Journal	Skeletal Radiology
Volume	37
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-007-0429-9
Publication status	Published - 2008 Apr

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