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© 1993 British Society for Rheumatology

case-report

GROUP G STREPTOCOCCAL OSTEOMYELITIS OF THE SPINE

M. HALL*, and A. WILLIAMS{dagger}

*Departments of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Wales Heath Park, Cardiff
{dagger}Departments of Radiology, University Hospital of Wales Heath Park, Cardiff

Correspondence to: Correspondence to M. Hall, Department of Medicine, Rhymney Valley, Health Unit, Caerphilly District Miners' Hospital, St. Martins Road, Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan CF8 2WW

Two elderly men, one with definite and one with probable malignancy, presented with severe back pain. Both had osteomyelitis of the lumbar spine due to Group G streptococci which responded to chemotherapy.

KEY WORDS: Streptococcus G, Spine, Osteitis, Elderly men


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