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Espondilodiscitis en lactantes <6 meses con hemocultivo negativo. Reporte de un caso y revisión bibliográfica
Spondylodiscitis in infants under 6 months with negative blood culture. Case report and literature review

En la espondilitis, la inoculación generalmente es hematógena hacia el cuerpo vertebral. Si la infección se propaga al espacio intervertebral, se denomina espondilodiscitis. Hoy en día, el número de infecciones piógenas ha aumentado. Uno de los principales problemas con la espondilodiscitis es el r...

Osteomielitis vertebral neonatal. Presentación de un caso y revisión bibliográfica
Neonatal vertebral osteomyelitis. Case report and literature review

La osteomielitis vertebral neonatal es una enfermedad grave, muy infrecuente, de tratamiento difícil, que excepcionalmente requiere de cirugía a cielo abierto en la etapa aguda. Se presenta el caso de un recién nacido de 25 días que ingresó en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales por una infe...

A Prospective Observational Study on Outcomes of Single Stage Posterior Decompression and Fixation for Dorsolumbar Spine Tuberculosis

Abstract Objective To study the results of only posterior decompression and instrumentation in dorsal and dorsolumbar spine tuberculosis. Methods The patients (n = 30) who were included in this study had dorsal or dorsolumbar spine tuberculosis, with or without neurological deficit, and with or witho...

The Relative Lymphocyte Count is Lower when the Etiological Agent in Pott Disease is Successfully Isolated

Abstract Objective To describe the clinico-epidemiological, laboratory, and radiological characteristics of tuberculous spondylodiscitis in the Brazilian population, and to assess whether there are differences between patients in whom the etiological agent in Pott disease was isolated or not. Methods P...

Aspectos morfológicos del absceso epidural espinal piógeno
Morphological aspects of pyogenic spinal epidural abscess

Introducción: El absceso epidural espinal piógeno es la localización de una colección infecciosa dentro del canal raquídeo, por fuera del saco dural. El diagnóstico es difícil y las consecuencias son devastadoras a causa de la compresión o el compromiso vascular. La resonancia magnética tiene un...

Tratamiento endoscópico de la espondilodiscitis lumbar. Reporte de un caso y revisión bibliográfica
Endoscopic treatment of lumbar spondylodiscitis. Case report and literature review

Se describe el caso de un hombre de 62 años de edad, con múltiples comorbilidades que concurre a la consulta por dolor lumbar severo compatible con espondilodiscitis de T12-L1-L2. Se realizó una endoscopia con abordaje posterolateral izquierdo con técnica adentro-adentro para fines diagnóstico y ter...

Espondilodiscitis infecciosa Caso clínico

Rev. chil. anest; 52 (5), 2023
OBJECTIVES: Analysis of a case of infectious spondylodiscitis with a delay in its diagnosis that leads to a distributive shock that is difficult to manage. Study of differential diagnoses and literature review. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Presentation of a clinical case of infectious spondylodiscitis in a pati...

Espondilodiscite em idade pediátrica – uma doença rara, um diagnóstico difícil

Introdução e objetivo: a espondilodiscite é a infeção que atinge o disco intervertebral e as vértebras contíguas e representa dois a quatro % do total das infeções osteoarticulares em idade pediátrica. O agente patogénico é identificado em cerca de metade dos casos, sendo o Staphylococcus aur...

Candida Tropicalis Spondylodiscits in an Immunocompetent Host: A Case Report and Literature Review

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (4), 2021
Background Fungal spondylodiscitis is not common but should be suspected in some cases. Candida tropicalis infections are being more frequently diagnosed due to some factors related to the microorganism. Case Description A C. tropicalis spondylodiscitis is described in a 72-year-old man who was treated w...

Conservative Management of Spondylodiscitis after Laparoscopic Sacral Colpopexy: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Abstract Sacral colpopexy is one of the standard procedures to treat apical pelvic organ prolapse. In most cases, a synthetic mesh is used to facilitate the colposuspension. Spondylodiscitis is a rare but potentially serious complication that must be promptly diagnosed and treated, despite the lack of co...