| Literature DB >> 8710044 |
A Kooy1, L J de Heide, A J ten Tije, A H Mulder, H L Tanghe, J A Kluytmans, J J Michiels.
Abstract
Infectious and vaso-occlusive vertebral bone and joint destruction in two patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are featured by H-shaped vertebrae, kyphotic angulation, osteolysis of endplates and collapse of intervertebral discs as shown by X-ray films and magnetic resonance imaging. Staphylococcal serology supported the diagnosis of staphylococcal osteomyelitis/spondylo-discitis in both SCD patients. The difficulties of establishing the causes and treatment of the osteoarthropathy in these particular cases are discussed in the light of the literature.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID： 8710044 DOI： 10.1016/0300-2977(95)00075-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neth J Med ISSN： 0300-2977 Impact factor: 1.422