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Case Reports
. 2024 Feb 28;12(3):e8490.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8490. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Infected charcot spine

Hiromu Yoshizato  1 , Tadatsugu Morimoto  1 , Toshihiro Nonaka  1 , Hirohito Hirata  1 , Masaaki Mawatari  1
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Case Reports

Infected charcot spine

Hiromu Yoshizato et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Patients with an infected charcot spine (ICS) may experience little or no back pain despite severe vertebral destruction. Understanding the pathophysiology underlying ICS and its differential diagnoses is crucial for its accurate diagnosis. Worsening symptoms of chronic charcot spine should raise suspicions of an infection.

Keywords: diagnosis; differential; low Back pain; pain‐free; spondylitis.

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
X‐ray of a 44‐year‐old man with infected charcot spine, showing severe destruction of the L4 vertebra(arrow) and angulated kyphosis.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Magnetic resonance imaging showed fluid retention in the destroyed L4 vertebra(arrow).
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