Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2017 Oct-Dec;8(4):642-646.
doi: 10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_67_17.

Spontaneous Spinal Discitis and Spondylodiscitis: Clinicotherapeutic Remarks

Alessandro Landi  1 , Giovanni Grasso  2 , Giancarlo Iaiani  3 , Fabrizio Gregori  1 , Cristina Mancarella  1 , Alessandro di Bartolomeo  1 , Maurizio Domenicucci  1 , Roberto Delfini  1
Affiliations

Spontaneous Spinal Discitis and Spondylodiscitis: Clinicotherapeutic Remarks

Alessandro Landi et al. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2017 Oct-Dec.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Magnetic resonance imaging T1(a) and T2-weighted (b) images showing L4–L5 spontaneous spondylodiscitis; Staphylococcus aureus
Figure 2
Figure 2
Magnetic resonance imaging T1(a) and T2-weighted (b) images showing L4–L5 spontaneous spondylodiscitis; Escherichia coli
Figure 3
Figure 3
Magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography scans and scintigraphy with gallium 67 in an HIV immunocompromised patient. T12–L1 spontaneous spondylodiscitis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Ledermann HP, Schweitzer ME, Morrison WB, Carrino JA. MR imaging findings in spinal infections: Rules or myths? Radiology. 2003;228:506–14. - PubMed
    1. Modic MT, Feiglin DH, Piraino DW, Boumphrey F, Weinstein MA, Duchesneau PM, et al. Vertebral osteomyelitis: Assessment using MR. Radiology. 1985;157:157–66. - PubMed
    1. Torrie PA, Leonidou A, Harding IJ, Wynne Jones G, Hutchinson MJ, Nelson IW. Admission inflammatory markers and isolation of a causative organism in patients with spontaneous spinal infection. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2013;95:604–8. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Nussbaum ES, Rigamonti D, Standiford H, Numaguchi Y, Wolf AL, Robinson WL. Spinal epidural abscess: A report of 40 cases and review. Surg Neurol. 1992;38:225–31. - PubMed
    1. Pereira CE, Lynch JC. Spinal epidural abscess: An analysis of 24 cases. Surg Neurol. 2005;63(Suppl 1):S26–9. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources