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Classroom classification

百科

Vertebral osteomyelitis

骨外科

Common symptoms

地图样骨缺损、脊椎僵直、腹痛、棘突压痛、持续高烧、神志模糊、髋关节痛

The pathology of disease

Vertebral osteomyelitis (spondylodiscitis) is infection of vertebral body/disc; Staph aureus; fever; severe back pain; older/IV drug users.

Symptoms

Severe back pain; fever; night pain; tenderness; elevated ESR/CRP; neurologic deficit

Causes

Staphylococcus aureus; hematogenous; post-procedure; IV drug use.

Treatment

Long-term IV antibiotics; surgical debridement/stabilization if instability/neurologic

Dept

Orthopedic / infectious disease.

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