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/library/oar/handle/123456789/10435| Title: | Discitis |
| Authors: | Abela, Lauren Borg Xuereb, Keith |
| Keywords: | Spinal Diseases --Malta -- Case studies Lumbar vertebrae -- Malta -- Case studies Discitis -- Malta -- Case studies |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| Publisher: | MMSA |
| Citation: | Minima Medicamenta. 2012, (1), p. 32-37 |
| Abstract: | Discitis is an inflammatory condition of the intervertebral disc or disc space. It is an uncommon condition which occurs mostly in young children or as a post-operative complication, such as following an epidural. It is extremely rare in the elderly as disc size and sponginess decreases with age and consequently the risk of infection decreases. In this case, discitis occurred spontaneously in an elderly patient and was complicated by a psoas abscess. The patient also suffers from acute renal failure, chronic heart failure, left sided pneumonia and shingles (Herpes Zoster) in dermatome S3. A trapped spinal nerve occurring at the intervertebral foramen is a common complication in fact, the subject did suffer from sciatica for the past 30 years. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/10435 |
| Appears in Collections: | Minima Medicamenta 2012 Minima Medicamenta 2012 |
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