Demers C, Tremblay M, Lacourcière Y
Department of Medicine, Le Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
Ann Rheum Dis. 1988 Apr;47(4):333-6. doi: 10.1136/ard.47.4.333.
The first well documented case of acute pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis presenting as the initial manifestation of Streptococcus sanguis endocarditis is reported. The importance of suspecting vertebral osteomyelitis in the presence of disc infection and the diagnostic value of imaging procedures are underlined.
本文报告了首例有充分记录的以血链球菌性心内膜炎的初始表现形式出现的急性化脓性脊椎骨髓炎病例。强调了在存在椎间盘感染时怀疑脊椎骨髓炎的重要性以及影像学检查的诊断价值。