Spondylodiscitis due to Methiciflin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Patient with Hyperimmunoglobulin E Syndrome (Job's Syndrome)

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Kacar M. T., Yardimci O. F., KUŞCU F., KURTARAN B., CANDEVİR A., KÖMÜR S., ...Daha Fazla

FLORA INFEKSIYON HASTALIKLARI VE KLINIK MIKROBIYOLOJI DERGISI, cilt.26, sa.4, ss.762-766, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5578/flora.20219624
  • Dergi Adı: FLORA INFEKSIYON HASTALIKLARI VE KLINIK MIKROBIYOLOJI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.762-766
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Job's syndrome, Spondylodiscitis, Staphylococcus aureus
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Autosomal dominant hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome, Job's syndrome, is a multisystemic immunodeficiency syndrome with recurrent staphylococcal and fungal infections, pneumonia, lymphadenitis, eczema, characteristic facial appearance, skeletal anomalies that occur early in life. Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequently isolated microorganism. In this case report, a patient with Job's syndrome who presented with recurrent lung infections for the last 10 years, cough for 2 months, weight loss and lytic lesions in the vertebrae and was found to have spondylodiscitis due to methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is discussed in the light of literature.