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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020 Introduction: Management of pyogenic spinal infections (PSI) after the development of neurological deficit has not been specifically addressed in the literature.
Branko Milosevic +9 more
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, 2012 Discitis is an inflammatory condition of the intervertebral disc or disc space. It is an uncommon condition which occurs mostly in young children or as a post-operative complication, such as following an epidural. It is extremely rare in the elderly as disc size and sponginess decreases with age and consequently the risk of infection decreases. In this
Abela, Lauren, Borg Xuereb, Keith
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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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Global Spine Journal, 2012 Introduction Aggressive anterior debridement and fusion with autogenous bone graft followed with posterior instrumentation are the accepted mode for management of postoperative lumbar discitis failing to respond to conservative measures. This can be done
A. Rahimizadeh
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Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1983 Over a period of three years four girls and two boys presented with discitis. All were less than 5 years old at presentation, and each had a short history of symptoms. Three were initially thought to have pathological defects of the abdomen. All children showed abnormal posturing with exaggerated lumbar lordosis. Diagnosis was essentially clinical. All
O J, Hensey +3 more
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Case report: Acute calcific discitis with intravertebral disc herniation in the dorsolumbar spine
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2010 Acute calcific discitis is a rare but well-known condition of unknown etiology. In symptomatic cases, the most common site is the cervical spine. We describe the CT scan and MRI findings in a symptomatic patient, with a lesion in the dorsolumbar spine.
Puneet Mittal +3 more
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Hypercalcemia in a Patient With Spinal Tuberculosis and Aspergillus Co‐Infection: A Case‐Report
Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2026.ABSTRACT Background Tuberculosis (TB), one of the leading infectious causes of mortality worldwide, may disseminate hematogenously and result in extrapulmonary manifestations. Spinal tuberculosis (ST) is an uncommon but serious form of extrapulmonary TB.
Negin Parsa +2 more
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Infective Endocarditis Diagnosed by Emergency Physicians Using Cardiac POCUS: A Case Series
Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Volume 29, Issue 3, August 2026.ABSTRACT Introduction Emergency physicians (EPs) are acquiring ever‐increasing expertise in cardiac point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS). We compiled this case series to demonstrate current practice by EPs diagnosing infective endocarditis (IE) using POCUS.
Jonathan Henry +8 more
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Preventing and treating discitis: cephazolin penetration in ovine lumbar intervertebral disc
, 2006 Infection can occur after any spinal procedure that violates the disc and although it is not common, the potential consequences are serious. Treatment of discitis is not always successful and the key to management is prevention.
Rebecca Walters +15 more
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Encephalitis as a complication of a spinal‐esophageal fistula due to discitis
Clinical Case Reports, 2019 In patients with back or scapular pain, if there is evidence of neurological symptoms, fever, chills, malaise, or other signs of infection, the work‐up should consider the possibility of a spinal‐esophageal fistula.
Jae Hee Lee, Eun Kim, Yoon Hee Choi
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