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Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Human Brucellar Spondylodiscitis
Published on: May 23, 2021
[Tubercular spondylodiscitis in a young woman with thoracic backpain]
Trine E W Hyttel1, Sten Rasmussen
1Klinik Anæstesi, Sygehus Vendsyssel, Bispensgade 37, 9800 Hjørring. tewh@rn.dk.
Abstract:
We present a case of a young woman experiencing high thoracic backpain and neurological symptoms of medullar compression due to spondylodiscitis from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. An important differential diagnosis of spondylodiscitis is metastatic lesions of the spine. Metastatic lesions most often appear in the thoracic region of the spine and high thoracic pain should be considered a "red flag". Both conditions often show up late on conventional imaging and we discuss the need for the primary sector to be able to refer directly to magnetic resonance imaging for quick and reliable diagnosis.
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