Acute Symptomatic Calcific Discitis Mimicking a Septic Spondylodiscitis.
Journal
Case reports in rheumatology
ISSN: 2090-6889
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Rheumatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101585353
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
21
05
2019
revised:
29
01
2020
accepted:
11
02
2020
entrez:
2
4
2020
pubmed:
2
4
2020
medline:
2
4
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Acute symptomatic calcific discitis is a poorly understood condition that has been mostly reported in children. Cases in adults have been scarcely reported and may mimic an infectious process. Imaging, including computed tomography, can show the disc calcification but might fail to show it because its resorption can occur early after the onset of symptoms. We report the case of an adult patient presenting with severe cervical-dorsal junction pain, fever, high C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, and imaging findings mimicking an infectious spondylodiscitis, including an erosion of the anterior part of the vertebral endplate. However, the patient improved spontaneously and rapidly, with pain and fever disappearing and C-reactive protein (CRP) returning to normal within a week.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32231841
doi: 10.1155/2020/5454197
pmc: PMC7085383
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
5454197Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Magda Choueiri et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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