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An Unusual Presentation of Spinal Tuberculosis Masquerading as Pyogenic Meningitis: A Case Report

Case Reports in Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Spinal tuberculosis (TB), though accounting for up to 50% of skeletal TB cases, typically presents insidiously with back pain, kyphotic deformity, or neurological deficits. Atypical presentations, including initial neutrophilic pleocytosis in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), can mimic bacterial meningitis and complicate diagnosis.
Parackrama Karunathilake, Sanjeewa Bowatte, Prabhashini Kumarihamy, Dushantha Madegedara, Madushika Gunathilake, Beruni Narmada, Takanobu Hirosawa   +6 more
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Risk Factors for Delayed Diagnosis of Pyogenic Spondylitis: A Cross-Sectional Study with Prospective Case Series

Spine Surgery and Related Research
Introduction: Delayed diagnosis and therapy initiation for pyogenic spondylitis can have severe and fatal consequences. Early diagnosis and intervention are crucial in the treatment of pyogenic spondylitis.
Tomoya Sato, Katsuhisa Yamada, Keigo Yasui, Junichiro Okumura, Masahiro Kanayama, Ryota Hyakkan, Hiroyuki Hasebe, Yuichi Hasegawa, Hiroshi Nakayama, Tsutomu Endo, Daisuke Ukeba, Hiroyuki Tachi, Toshiya Chubachi, Hideki Sudo, Masahiko Takahata, Manabu Ito, Norimasa Iwasaki   +16 more
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A modified minimally invasive surgery for thoracic pyogenic spondylitis: Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation in combination with a vertebral debridement in a separate posterolateral approach—A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
In this report, we present a successfully treated case of intractable thoracic pyogenic spondylitis using one‐step curettage/bone grafting of spinal anterior segment and less‐contaminated percutaneous spinal posterior fixation via separated posterior ...
Yuki Sato, Ko Hashimoto, Michiharu Matsuda, Takahiro Onoki, Masayuki Kamimura, Kohei Takahashi, Yoshito Onoda, Daisuke Chiba, Yu Mori, Haruo Kanno, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Toshimi Aizawa   +11 more
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Critical Care Management Considerations in Klebsiella pneumoniae Invasive Liver Abscess Syndrome: Case Reports and Narrative Review

Case Reports in Critical Care, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Importance Klebsiella pneumoniae invasive liver abscess syndrome (ILAS) is an emerging disease characterized by liver abscess without biliary disease, often with multiorgan metastatic infection. It can cause severe critical illness with significant morbidity and disability.
Jerry Chen, Caleigh Horan, Krishen Wadhwani, Pedro M. Dammert, Elizabeth Sophy, Chiara Lazzeri   +5 more
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The effectiveness of a percutaneous endoscopic approach in a patient with psoas and epidural abscess accompanied by pyogenic spondylitis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Psoas or epidural abscesses are often accompanied by pyogenic spondylitis and require drainage. Posterolateral percutaneous endoscopic techniques are usually used for hernia discectomy, but this approach is also useful in some cases of psoas ...
Keiichiro Iida, Koichi Yoshikane, Osamu Tono, Kiyoshi Tarukado, Katsumi Harimaya   +4 more
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Recurrent Cervical Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Caused by Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus: A Case Report

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is a rare infection, with cervical spine involvement occurring in only 3%–10% of the cases. Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus, a normal gut flora component, is a rare causative agent of spinal infections. Here, we report the case of an 88‐year‐old man with cervical pyogenic spondylodiscitis caused by this organism,
Takeshi Yamashita, Katsuyuki Yoshida, Michiko Matsuzawa Adachi, Takumi Otsuki, Takahiko Fukuchi, Priya Gusain   +5 more
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Salmonella vertebral osteomyelitis of thoracic spine

Journal of Spinal Surgery, 2014
Salmonella spondylitis is a rare illness and may present as pyogenic spondylodiscitis, septic discitis, vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess.
Rakesh Gupta, Rahul Awasthi, Apoorva Pauranik   +2 more
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Pathological Vertebral Fractures Misdiagnosed as Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures: A Case Series of Four Patients and Diagnostic Strategies

Case Reports in Orthopedics, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Nontraumatic vertebral fractures are common in the elderly, primarily caused by osteoporosis. However, pathological fractures (e.g., due to malignancy or infection) may exhibit clinical and radiological features similar to osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs), leading to misdiagnosis.
Jun-Ming Lin, Xiao-Jun Yuan, Guang Li, Xin-Rong Gan, Wen-Hua Xu, Shashank Kaushik   +5 more
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Anterior Spinal Fusion Using Autologous Bone Grafting via the Lateral Approach with Posterior Short-Range Instrumentation for Lumbar Pyogenic Spondylitis with Vertebral Bone Destruction Enables Early Ambulation and Prevents Spinal Deformity

Spine Surgery and Related Research, 2020
Introduction: Pyogenic spondylitis of the lumbar spine markedly decreases the ability to perform activities of daily living and causes severe low back pain.
Hidetoshi Nojiri, Takatoshi Okuda, Kei Miyagawa, Nozomu Kobayashi, Tatsuya Sato, Takeshi Hara, Yukoh Ohara, Kazuo Kaneko   +7 more
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A Prospective Study Evaluating the Prevalence of Arthralgia and Other Inflammatory Comorbidities Among Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients

Dermatologic Therapy, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with significant morbidity and a reduction in the quality of life. Recent studies report an increased prevalence of systemic inflammatory comorbidities, including arthralgia and spondyloarthropathy (SA), among HS patients.
Tuğba Tehçi, Emrah Koç, Defne Özkoca, Suraiya Saleem   +3 more
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