Miliaria crystallina complicating infectious spondylodiscitis [PDF]
We report the case of miliaria crystallina complicating infectious spondylodiscitis in the lumbar region in a 66-year old woman. The eruption was concomitant with a persistent malignant fever and consisted of diffuse vesicular lesions spread all over the
Mohamed Younes
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Infectious spondylodiscitis and kyphosis correction in an infant: a case report [PDF]
Background Neonatal infectious spondylodiscitis is a rare bony infection with atypical clinical presentation and non-specific systemic symptoms. Diagnosis and treatment are often delayed resulting in vertebral destruction and severe complications.
Sara Romano +4 more
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Interbody Debridement and Fusion (PEIDF) Decreases Risk of Sepsis and Mortality in Treating Infectious Spondylodiscitis for Patients with Poor Physical Status, a Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Background: Postoperative immunosuppression is associated with blood loss and surgical trauma during surgery and subsequently predisposes patients to increased morbidity.
Tsung-Ting Tsai +2 more
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Clinical Efficacies of the Minimal Retroperitoneal Approach for Infectious Spondylodiscitis: A Clinical Case Series [PDF]
Introduction: An anterior surgical approach for severe infectious spondylodiscitis in the lumbar region is optimal but not always atraumatic. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a minimal anterior-lateral retroperitoneal ...
Tsunehiko Konomi +2 more
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SAPHO Syndrome Mimicking Infectious Spondylodiscitis and Bone Metastasis [PDF]
The acronym SAPHO (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis) includes diseases with similar osteoarticular manifestations and skin conditions.
S. Biuden +5 more
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The Induced Immune Response in Patients With Infectious Spondylodiscitis: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study [PDF]
IntroductionInfectious spondylodiscitis is a rare infection of the intervertebral disc and the adjacent vertebral bodies that often disseminates and requires long-term antibiotic therapy. Immunologic profiling of patients with infectious spondylodiscitis
Josefine Amalie Loft +9 more
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Infectious Discitis and Spondylodiscitis in Children [PDF]
In children, infectious discitis (D) and infectious spondylodiscitis (SD) are rare diseases that can cause significant clinical problems, including spinal deformities and segmental instabilities. Moreover, when the infection spreads into the spinal channel, D and SD can cause devastating neurologic complications.
Nicola Principi +2 more
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Analysis of infectious spondylodiscitis: 7-years data. [PDF]
Objective: Infectious spondylodiscitis (SD) is an infectious disease that is rare and difficult to diagnose due to its non-specific clinical features. In this study, we aimed to describe the clinical and diagnostic features of infectious spondylodiscitis.Methods: All patients who were diagnosed with SD at our hospital during a 7-year period from ...
Okay G +5 more
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Chronic dialysis patients with infectious spondylodiscitis have poorer outcomes than non-dialysis populations [PDF]
George Kuo,1 Wei-Chiao Sun,1 Yueh-An Lu,1 Chao-Yu Chen,1 Huang-Kai Kao,2 YuJr Lin,3 Yung-Chang Chen,4 Cheng-Chieh Hung,1 Ya-Chung Tian,1 Hsiang-Hao Hsu1 1Department of Nephrology, Kidney Research Center, College of Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial ...
Kuo G +9 more
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Failure modes in conservative and surgical management of infectious spondylodiscitis [PDF]
We reviewed the management, failure modes, and outcomes of 196 patients treated for infectious spondylodiscitis between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2010, at the Spinal Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. Patients with infectious spondylodiscitis at the site of previous spinal instrumentation, spinal metastases, and tuberculous and ...
KRISTIAN Høy +2 more
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