11 October 2023
: Case report 
Septic Arthritis of Cervical Spine Facet Joints: A Case Report and Review of Imaging
Rare disease
Hironori Kitajima
1ABCDE*, Eiju Hatano1ABCD, Masahito Kawaguchi1E, Takuya Sakamoto 2F, Toru Ichiseki1E, Ayumi Kaneuji1E, Norio Kawahara1E
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.941578
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e941578
| Case | Organism | Abscess | Surgery | Sequelae | Antibiotics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halla JT et al []12 | + | Anterior decompression and odontoidectomy | Resolved | Nafcillin or cloxacillin | |
| Antony JM et al []15 | + | – | Resolved | 2 weeks of intravenous followed by 6 weeks of oral anti-Staphylococcal antibiotics | |
| Antony JM et al []15 | (MRSA) | + | C3-C6 decompressive laminectomy to evacuate the epidural abscess | Upper-extremity strength had not fully returned | Vancomycin for 6 weeks |
| Sasaki K et al []11 | + | – | Resolved | Intravenous administration of the antibiotic for 8 weeks followed by oral antibiotics for another 4 weeks | |
| Michel-Batôt C et al []10 | + | C4-C5 laminectomy | Resolved | 2 antibiotics for 1 month empirically, using drugs effective against Staphylococcus aureus intravenously. And oral antibiotics for another 2 months | |
| Michel-Batôt C et al []10 | – | – | Resolved | 2 antibiotics for 1 month empirically, using drugs effective against Staphylococcus aureus intravenously. And oral antibiotics for another 2 months | |
| Stecher JM et al []9 | + | – | Resolved | Vancomycin for 6 weeks, followed by oral antibiotics of linezolid for another 2 weeks | |
| Jones JL et al []8 | – | – | Resolved | Nafcillin for 6 weeks | |
| Takatori R et al []16 | + | C4-C7 laminectomy, epidural drain placement | Frankel D2 | intravenously for 10 days and oral antibiotics for another 6 weeks | |
| Takashi K et al []14 | + | Fixation of the dorsal parts of C1 and C2 (Brooks procedure) | Resolved | Cefazolin for 3 weeks, followed by oral antibiotics of cefditoren pivoxil for another 3 weeks | |
| Paloma C et al []7 | + | Atlantoaxial pars articularis fixation (Harms technique) drainage, C1–C2 laminectomy | Resolved | Vancomycin or linezolid | |
| Kaye ID et al []13 | + | Debridement of C4-C5, C4-C5 laminoforaminotomy | Resolved | Vancomycin and ceftriaxone for 2 days changed to ampicillin and sulbactam | |
| Sahiba S et al []5 | – | + | – | Resolved | Meropenem and vancomycin for 6 weeks |
| Gokhan K et al []6 | + | Evacuation of the abscess and occipitocervical fusion | Resolved | Ceftriaxone for 6 weeks | |
| Tomoda Y et al []4 | + | – | Resolved | Cefazolin for 4 weeks, followed by oral antibiotics of trimethoprim (320 mg) or sulfamethoxazole (1600 mg) for 2 another weeks |