Stenotrophomonas maltophilia spondylodiscitis following lumbar microdiscectomy mimicking a cotton granuloma: A case report and literature review

摘要

Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by is very rare. There are only two cases reported in literature. Here, we present a 48-year-old immunocompetent male who, following a lumbar microdiscectomy, developed postoperative spondylodiscitis due to that mimicked a cotton granuloma.