The presence of Candida parapsilosis with intrathecal baclofen pump in a person with high cervical spinal cord injury; infection or colonization? A Case Report.


Journal

Spinal cord series and cases
ISSN: 2058-6124
Titre abrégé: Spinal Cord Ser Cases
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101680856

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
30 Nov 2023
Historique:
received: 20 12 2022
accepted: 23 10 2023
revised: 16 10 2023
medline: 4 12 2023
pubmed: 1 12 2023
entrez: 30 11 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy is an effective method of treating spasticity in persons with spasticity due to spinal cord injury (SCI), but complications are not rare and can include spinal fluid leaks, infection, and catheter/pump malfunction. This study presents information related to an adult male patient with traumatic SCI and a history of two prior ITB pump pocket infections that required removal due to pump infection. The patient then developed skin erosion over the third pump, and the fluid around the pump grew methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, diphtheroids, and Candida parapsilosis. The patient was initially treated with antibiotics and anti-fungal medication without removal of the ITB pump. The ITB pump was eventually removed 27 months later, and the fourth pump was implanted 10 months later. ITB pumps can be an effective treatment modality for spasticity in people with SCI; however, complications, including infection, can occur and require pump removal. This case illustrates a case of possible Candida colonization of the ITB pump, which was eventually removed.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38036498
doi: 10.1038/s41394-023-00610-5
pii: 10.1038/s41394-023-00610-5
pmc: PMC10689785
doi:

Substances chimiques

Baclofen H789N3FKE8
Muscle Relaxants, Central 0

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

55

Informations de copyright

© 2023. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

John Chan (J)

Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. johnthomaschan@gmail.com.

Harminder Singh (H)

Division of Neurosurgery, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA, USA.
Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

Kazuko Shem (K)

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA, USA.

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