Results 21 to 30 of about 3,520 (163)
Anaerobic spondylodiscitis: a retrospective analysis
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022 Background This retrospective study analyzed the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with anaerobic spondylodiscitis. Methods From a total of 382 patients with infectious spondylodiscitis, nine patients (2.4%; two male and seven female with
Chien-Ting Chen +7 more
doaj +1 more source
AB0865 EPIDURITIS IN INFECTIOUS SPONDYLODISCITIS [PDF]
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2020 Background: The main problem with infectious spondylodiscitis (ISD) is the diagnosis difficulty. Tuberculosis, with deceptive clinical semiology, remains to date the most common cause in underdeveloped and developing countries. Objectives: To report the frequency and characteristics of epiduritis in ISD and to specify its short and medium-term ...
J. Mahbouba +5 more
openaire +1 more source
IDCases, 2021 Background: Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are part of the normal skin flora. Although CoNS are generally considered as low pathogenic microorganisms, they can cause serious infections, particularly in the context of foreign body material.
Karlijn M.G. Houkes +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Spondylodiscitis developing in a young man – diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties
Rheumatology, 2018 Infectious spondylodiscitis is characterized by vertebral osteomyelitis, spondylitis, and discitis. Patients present with persistent low back pain, fever, or neurological findings.
Desislava Kalinova, Rasho Rashkov
doaj +1 more source
Хирургия позвоночника, 2023 Objective. To present a brief description of a series of clinical cases of infectious spondylodiscitis with an assessment of the used diagnostic criteria in terms of their influence on the choice of sanifying treatment tactics. Material and Methods.
Lyudmila V. Lyubimova +4 more
doaj +1 more source
AB0946 PARTICULARITY OF MULTIFOCAL INFECTIOUS SPONDYLODISCITIS [PDF]
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2020 Background: Infectious spondylodiscitis is an infection of the intervertebral disc with damage to the vertebrae. Multiple stage involvement may lead to serious complications. Better understand of this infection is mandatory for optimal management. Objectives: The objective of our study was to describe the clinical, biological aspects and the course ...
S. Miladi +9 more
openaire +1 more source
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2020 A 77-year-old man presented to the emergency room with a 1-month history of persistent low back pain with the absence of vital sign abnormalities. On several previous orthopedic surgery clinic visits, pathological back pain had not been considered and ...
Koshi Ota +9 more
doaj +1 more source
BMC Surgery, 2022 Background Fungal spondylodiscitis is a rare infectious disease. The secondary lumbar spinal stenosis and postoperative discal pseudocyst were even rarer.
Chao Wang +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Clinical characteristics of infectious spondylodiscitis
Medicinski pregled, 2009 Spondylodiscitis represents an inflammatory process, localized in the vertebrae body and in the intervertebral discs. The goals of this research were to identify subjective complaints, clinical findings, and laboratory characteristics in patients with spondylodiscitis, as well as to establish the importance of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing ...
Aleksandar Knezevic +5 more
openaire +3 more sources
Spondylodiscitis and infectious endocarditis: a round-trip to be considered [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2008 The association between spondylodiscitis and endocarditis was first reported in 1965 by de Sèze et al. The most common clinical picture of this association is musculoskeletal symptoms preceding endocarditis diagnosis, but we report here a case of spondylodiscitis complicating endocarditis in its late course.
Calderaro, Daniela +5 more
openaire +5 more sources