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Mycobacterium xenopi native vertebral osteomyelitis and discitis: Case & review of published cases
IDCases, 2023 Mycobacterium xenopi is a rare cause of spinal osteomyelitis and discitis. Here we report the case of a 68-year-old woman with history of splenectomy for Felty’s syndrome who developed M.
Daria Bekina-Sreenivasan +2 more
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Incidence of discitis in endoscopic spine surgery
International Journal of Health Sciences, 2022 Aim of the study was to retrospectively evaluate the incidence of discitis amongst patients undergoing endoscopic spine surgery. Material and Methods: A total of 116 patients were included in the study which underwent endoscopic discectomy. Patients were
Richa Sharma, M. Basit, F. Zaid
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IDCases, 2022 Rothia aeria is a gram-positive, pleomorphic bacteria forming part of human oral microflora usually only causing periodontal and dental infections. We describe the case of a 68-year-old immunocompetent male with lumbar vertebral discitis/osteomyelitis ...
J. Sewell +9 more
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Vertebral discitis caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Montevideo infection
IDCases, 2023 Salmonellosis is a common cause of foodborne illness worldwide, manifesting as non-invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis, invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis, and typhoid fever.
M. P. Reddy, Zoheb I. Sulaiman, G. Askar
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A pacemaker lead infection as a complication of a discitis post fall in an elderly: A case report
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023 The population around the world is growing in age, and taking care of the elderly has become a medical challenge as new pathologies, risk factors, treatments, and approaches are being explored. One of the most important chapters that should be focused on
Cima Hamieh +2 more
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Discitis due to late-onset mesh infection 14 years after inguinal hernia repair: a case report
Surgical Case Reports, 2022 Background Mesh infection after inguinal hernia repair is a very rare complication. The incidence of late-onset mesh infection is approximately 0.1–0.2% of total hernia repair cases and can lead to serious complications if not treated promptly.
Chiyo Maeda +10 more
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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 1964 1. Thirty-five children suffering from a mild illness with narrowing of an intervertebral disc have been studied. 2. Backache was the presenting symptom in only a small proportion of children, vague aching in the legs being almost as common at the onset. 3.
M. B. Menelaus
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European Spine Journal, 1993 We analysed 13 cases of lumbar disc infection following surgical discectomy. Two groups of patients were identified. The six patients in group A reported that the initial symptoms of discitis had appeared a mean of 15 days after surgery; on average, antibiotic treatment was started 31 days following operation and continued for 62 days, and symptoms ...
F. Postacchini, CINOTTI, Gianluca
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A 64-Year-Old Man with Low Back Pain Due to Clostridium perfringens Lumbar Discitis
The American journal of case reports, 2021 Patient: Male, 64-year-old Final Diagnosis: Clostridium perfringens infection Symptoms: Lower back pain Medication:— Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Infectious Diseases • General and Internal Medicine Objective: Unknown ethiology Background: Lumbar ...
Harshil Bhatt, Sandeep Singh
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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 1987 Infection after intradiscal injections has been recognised as a distinct entity, but discitis after discography has often been attributed to an aseptic process or a chemical reaction to the contrast material. We examined the hypothesis that discitis after discography is always due to infection, and report a clinical review and an experimental study ...
R D, Fraser +2 more
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