Vertebral bone destruction in sickle cell disease: infection, infarction or both.
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چکیده
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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Netherlands journal of medicine
دوره 48 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996