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Here, we present a rare case of Mycobacterium mucogenicum<\/jats:italic> spondylodiscitis in a 36-year-old male, along with a focused literature review.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nCase Description: <\/jats:title>\nA 36-year-old female with previous drug abuse presented with 3-years of progressive thoracolumbar pain. The MRI of the spine revealed paravertebral abscesses from Th10\u2013L1 with vertebral lesions involving Th11\u2013Th12 levels (e.g., vertebral body collapse\/deformity and destruction of the posterior vertebral walls). After a needle CT-guided biopsy of the paravertebral tissues, real time-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) amplification documented NTM; the final identification was M. mucogenicum<\/jats:italic>. The patient then underwent a Th11\u2013Th12 decompressive laminectomy, facetectomy, granulomatous tissue debridement, and posterior pedicle screw fusion from Th8\u2013Th10, and L1\u2013L3. 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