Background: Infective Endocarditis is associated with a high incidence of embolic events, commonly involving the central nervous system, spleen, kidney, lungs, heart and eyes.
Case Presentation: We report a case of infective endocarditis with late embolization to the L5/S1 region of the spine leading to spondylo-discitis. The disc space infection presented ten days after completion of antibiotic therapy based on blood culture and antibiotic sensitivity.
Conclusion: This is the first reported case of acute infective spondylo-discitis demonstrated on MR imaging following completion of appropriate antibiotic therapy.
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