Spondylodiscitis Caused by Aspergillus Species

C Koutserimpas, I Chamakioti, S Naoum, K Raptis… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Spondylodiscitis caused by Aspergillus spp. is a rare but life-threatening
clinical entity. However, a consensus on diagnostic criteria and most effective medical …

Spontaneous vertebral aspergillosis, the state of art: a systematic literature review

A Perna, L Ricciardi, M Fantoni, F Taccari… - …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Vertebral aspergillosis is quite rare conditions, often misdiagnosed, that requires
long-term antibiotic therapy, and sometimes, surgical treatments. The present investigations …

Central nervous system infections

LK Archibald, RG Quisling - Textbook of neurointensive care, 2013 - Springer
Central nervous system (CNS) infections—ie, infections involving the brain (cerebrum and
cerebellum), spinal cord, optic nerves, and their covering membranes—are medical …

Aspergillus spinal epidural abscess: A case report and review of the literature

MH Rashid, MN Hossain, N Ahmed… - … Junction and Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Aspergillus spinal epidural abscess (ASEA) is a rare entity that may mimic Pott's paraplegia
as it commonly affects immunocompromised patients. We present one institutional case of …

Diagnostic yield of repeat CT-guided biopsy for suspected infectious spondylodiscitis

GJ Czuczman, DE Marrero, AJ Huang, JC Mandell… - Skeletal Radiology, 2018 - Springer
Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the yield of repeat CT-guided biopsy in
patients with suspected infectious spondylodiscitis following an initial biopsy with negative …

Aspergillus spp. osteoarticular infections: an updated systematic review on the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of 186 confirmed cases

AG Tsantes, DV Papadopoulos, E Markou… - Medical …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aspergillus spp. osteoarticular infections are destructive opportunistic infections, while there
is no clear consensus on their management. The purpose of this review is to investigate the …

Spinal epidural abscess caused by Aspergillus spp masquerading as spinal tuberculosis in a person with HIV

R Rule, B Mitton, NP Govender… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Spinal epidural abscess caused by Aspergillus spp is a debilitating form of invasive
aspergillosis that can easily be misdiagnosed as spinal tuberculosis due to shared risk …

Vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess due to Aspergillus nidulans resulting in spinal cord compression: Case report and literature review

Z Jiang, Y Wang, Y Jiang, Y Xu… - Journal of International …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Aspergillus nidulans is rare and usually affects
immunocompromised patients. This report presents a case of thoracic vertebral …

Lumbosacral tuberculosis, a rare manifestation of Pott's disease–How identified human skeletons from the pre-antibiotic era can be used as reference cases to …

O Spekker, DR Hunt, K Király, L Kis, Á Madai… - Tuberculosis, 2023 - Elsevier
The macromorphological examination of identified human osteological collections from the
pre-antibiotic era (eg, Terry Collection) can provide invaluable information about the skeletal …

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis with Aspergillus vertebral osteomyelitis in an HIV-infected adult: a case report

V Senosain-Leon, A Hidalgo-Benites… - … journal of STD & …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
We report the case of a 29-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus infection and
irregular adherence to antiretroviral therapy who initially presented with pulmonary …