A case report of septic sacroilitis due to Staphylococus aureus

Sacroilitis is an inflammatory disease, which is often caused by Brucella species (mainlyby Brucella melitensis, and B. abortus), Mycobaterium tuberculosis or inflammatorydiseases such as ankylosing spondilitis. It is rarely associated with Staphylococcalinfections. In this report, a case of a 24-year-old sailor with a history of low back pain ispresented who was initially suspected to suffer from ankylosing spondilitis orbrucellosis. Further evaluation of this case revealed septic sacroilitis due toStaphylococcus aureus and was successfully treated with vancomycin.