Possible correlation between Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massiliense spondylodiscitis and spinal anesthesia: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges
ABSTRACT Spinal infections caused by Mycobacterium abscessus are rare and difficult to treat. We report the first case of M. abscessus subsp. massiliense spondylodiscitis temporally associated with spinal anesthesia. A 57-year-old man developed back pain after undergoing spinal anesthesia for prostate surgery. Six mont...