KEY FACTS Terminology Noncaseating, acid-fast negative or fungal infections primarily occurring as opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patient Involvement of spine and adjacent soft tissue typically secondary to fungal pathogen You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full…
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KEY FACTS Terminology Definition: Bacterial suppurative infection of vertebrae and intervertebral disc Synonyms: Pyogenic spondylodiscitis, disc space infection Imaging Ill-defined hypointense T1 vertebral marrow with loss of endplate definition on both sides of disc Loss of disc height and abnormal…
Anatomy-Based Imaging Issues Spread of infection may occur along one of many different tracts, including direct extension , lymphatic spread , hematogenous spread , and along the cerebrospinal fluid pathways . Direct extension , as its name implies, occurs when…
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KEY FACTS Imaging Location Discs and synovial joints of spine Joints of axial skeleton, less commonly peripheral joints Tendon and ligament attachments (entheses) Sacroiliac joints: Bilaterally symmetric erosive arthropathy → fusion Facet, uncovertebral joints: Erosions → fusion Squaring of vertebral…
KEY FACTS Terminology Destructive spondyloarthropathy Discocentric destructive arthritis in patient on long-term hemodialysis Imaging Vertebral and endplate destruction in patient on long-term hemodialysis, ± vertebral collapse Cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine Often involves multiple levels Endplate destruction with sharply marginated erosions…
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KEY FACTS Terminology Spectrum of idiopathic inflammatory arthropathies occurring in childhood You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a member. Log in here