Neurol. praxi. 2022;23(3):245-248 | DOI: 10.36290/neu.2022.039

Symphysitis pubis purulenta - a rare cause of back pain

MUDr. Dalibor Zimek, MUDr. Blanka Rychlíková
Neurologické oddělení, Vsetínská nemocnice, a. s., Vsetín

Symphysitis pubis purulenta is a rare infectious disease caused mostly by Staphylococus aureus. This infection affects mainly immunocompromised elderly patients. Symphysitis can spread hematogenously from a distant site of infection or directly through damaged skin cover. Antimicrobial treatment regimens are similar to the treatment of spondylodiscitis. We present a case of a young male with this diagnosis, who was not in the expected risk group.

Keywords: fever of unknown origin, PET CT, symphysitis pubis purulenta, osteitis pubis.

Published: June 16, 2022  Show citation

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Zimek D, Rychlíková B. Symphysitis pubis purulenta - a rare cause of back pain. Neurol. praxi. 2022;23(3):245-248. doi: 10.36290/neu.2022.039.
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