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Modified Posterior Vertebral Column Resection for Patients with Thoracolumbar Kyphotic Deformity
Published on: September 16, 2022
Vertebral collapse in an 8-year-old girl
Tony Walls1, Jessica Bate, Karyn Moshal
1Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom. wallst@gosh.nhs.uk
Abstract:
We present a case of an 8-year-old girl with collapse of her T6 and T7 vertebrae secondary to chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis. She presented with chronic abdominal pain and was found to have multiple bony lesions involving her spine, clavicle and mandible. Extensive investigations, including tissue biopsy, were unable to identify an infective cause and there was no response to a prolonged course of intravenous antibiotics. She made a good response to regular non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication.
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