Salmonella spondylodiscitis of the thoracic vertebrae mimicking spine tuberculosis.
| Autor: | Muhamad Effendi F; Department of Orthopaedics, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Malaysia., Ibrahim MI; Department of Orthopaedics, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Malaysia., Mohd Miswan MF; Department of Orthopaedics, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Malaysia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports [BMJ Case Rep] 2016 Jul 05; Vol. 2016. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jul 05. |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bcr-2016-215909 |
| Abstrakt: | Extraintestinal Salmonella infection involving the thoracic spine is very rare. It commonly presents with non-specific chronic back pain and can occur with no gastrointestinal manifestation. Blood test results and imaging findings are often indistinguishable from more common chronic spine infections such as spine tuberculosis. Culture studies remain the key to establishing a definitive diagnosis and subsequently successful treatment. We report a case in which a patient presented with symptoms and signs suggestive of spine tuberculosis, yet the culture examination revealed otherwise. (2016 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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