مقایسه خصوصیات بالینی، آزمایشگاهی و رادیولوژیک بیماران اسپوندیلودیسکیت سلی و بروسلایی

Abstract Background and purpose: Spondylodiscitis is the infection of spine and disk caused by mycobacterium and brucella. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical characteristics of patients with spondylodiscitis and having a correct diagnosis Materials and methods: A ten-year retrospective study of Spondylodiscitis was performed in patients with chronic tuberculosis and brucellosis (2004-2013) at teaching hospitals in Mazandaran province. Data was analyzed using descriptive and analytical tests in SPSS (ver. 16). Results: There were 54 individuals with spondylodiscitis amongst which brucellosis and tuberculosis were diagnosed in 22 and 32, respectively. The mean duration of illness was 2.40±1.48 months in brucellosis patients and 7.72±5.14 months in patients with tuberculosis (P<0.0001). Incidence of chilling and sweating in patients with brucellosis were 86.4% and 81.8%, which was significantly different from those of the cases with tuberculosis (P=0.001, P=0.005, respectively). Sclerotic lesions was detected in 54.5% of individuals with brucellosis spondylodiscitis and lytic lesions were seen in 81.3% of patients with tuberculosis spondylodiscitis, indicating a significant difference between the two groups (P=0.006). Conclusion: Some clinical signs (fever and sweating), radiological findings (lytic lesions of tuberculosis versus sclerotic lesions in brucellosis), and spines lesion can be helpful in making an accurate diagnosis.