ReviewJournal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma
Skipped vertebral spontaneous spondylodiscitis caused by
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Vertebral Candidiasis, the State of the Art: A Systematic Literature Review.Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement · 2023Pooled it
- A drop of blood, a hint of risk: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) as early predictors and risk stratifiers in pyogenic spondylodiscitis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
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- Liver abscess due to Granulicatella adiacens in an immunocompetent patient: Case report.Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2023Article
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- Lung abscess secondary to lung cancer with a coinfection of Granulicatellaadiacens and other bacteria: a case report.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Spontaneous Vertebral Aspergillosis, the State of Art: A Systematic Literature Review.Neurospine · 2021Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMATERIAL AND
methodsWe report a case of a 51-year-old male with from chronic low-back pain associated with right sciatica and ipsilateral monoparesis. Spinal MRI showed radiological signs on L1-L2 and L5-S1 discs consistent with SD. We also performed a systematic review of the pertinent literature in order to retrieve all the key information regarding microbiological and clinical features.
resultsIncluding our patients, seven cases with a mean age 56 ± 10.2 years were reported in English literature. Six patients were conservatively managed with antibiotic therapy (66%), whereas three with surgery in combination with antibiotics (33%). An endocarditis was associated in three cases, and a pacemaker infection in one. All patients received targeted antibiotic therapy resulting in a quick improvement of clinical symptoms with favorable outcome. Our case is the only with a skip spontaneous SD, which needed a surgical decompression due to the associated neurological symptoms.
conclusionsThis incidence of SD sustained by
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