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  • Orthopedics
  • Rheumatology

Background:

  • Calcific diskitis (CD) is a rare condition involving intervertebral disk inflammation and calcification.
  • It often presents as localized back pain, posing diagnostic challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a case of calcific diskitis in a 65-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer.
  • To highlight the diagnostic utility of SPECT/CT in identifying CD.

Main Methods:

  • A case study of a 65-year-old woman with persistent back pain.
  • Utilized SPECT/CT to identify focal uptake in the T10-T11 vertebrae.
  • Retrospectively reviewed MRI for disk signal characteristics.

Main Results:

  • SPECT/CT revealed focal uptake at T10-T11, localized to the intervertebral disk.
  • MRI showed hypointense signal on T1- and T2-weighted images, consistent with disk calcification.
  • The findings confirmed calcific diskitis.

Conclusions:

  • SPECT/CT is valuable for diagnosing calcific diskitis.
  • It helps differentiate CD from metastatic or degenerative spinal diseases.
  • CD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of backache.