ArticleBMC infectious diseases2024
Bone features reinforce differential diagnosis between tuberculous spondylitis and brucellosis spondylitis.
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- Proximal tibial tuberculous osteomyelitis with secondary knee joint arthritis: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Afebrile brucellosis patients in endemic areas: a great diagnostic challenge.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in Brucellar Spondylitis with Discordant Serologic Findings in a Non-Endemic Region: A Case Report and Literature Review.Infection and drug resistance · 2026Article
- A novel diagnostic model for brucellosis spondylitis using serum PINP and inflammatory factors: a dual-cohort study from Northwest China.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Multimodal-Imaging-Based Interpretable Deep Learning Framework for Distinguishing Brucella from Tuberculosis Spondylitis: A Dual-Center Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Multimodal imaging-based interpretable radiomics for differentiating brucella and tuberculosis spondylitis: a two-center study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
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- Tuberculous spondylodiscitis with ureteral involvement: a rare case report.American journal of clinical and experimental urology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundTuberculous spondylitis (TS) and brucellar spondylitis (BS) both cause major long-term morbidity and disability. Though Spondylodiscitis is sensitive to magnetic resonance images, some are difficult to differentiate. This study aims to identify specific bone changes on computed tomography (CT) images, further to differentiate TS from BS.
methodsWe retrospectively analyzed and enrolled 70 patients with TS and 65 with BS at our hospital from December 2012 to January 2024. Information of bone destruction and formation, vertebral wall integrity, osteosclerosis, and sequestrum on CT images was collected and compared using the chi-square test or t-test. P < 0.01 was considered statistically significant.
resultsBone destruction was greater in the TS group compared to the BS group (519.55 mm
conclusionsTS and BS exhibit specific features of bone formation, bone destruction, and sequestrum on CT imaging. Our findings indicate that bone features on CT can help clinicians distinguish between two spinal infections.
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