Treatment of Postoperative Aspergillus fumigatus Spondylodiscitis with Itraconazole

Maria N. Peters-Christodoulou From the Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

Frits C. De Beer Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

Gerard T. A. M. Bots Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

Tom M. J. Ottenhoff Hospital “De Baronie”, Breda, The Netherlands

Jan Thompson From the Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

Jan W. Van't Wout From the Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

Abstract

A 46-year-old man presented with Aspergillus fumigatus spondylodiscitis after lumbar surgery. He was successfully treated with the new antifungal drug itraconazole in combination with surgical débridement of the disc space. The patient has remained on itraconazole for more than a year and tolerated the drug well.

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