Haematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis. Experience of a primary care hospital
Reumatología Clínica (English Edition), ISSN: 2173-5743, Vol: 6, Issue: 2, Page: 86-90
2010
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Article Description
To describe a series of patients with haematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis (HVO) in a primary care hospital. The results were compared with other Spanish and foreign series. The files of patients with HVO diagnosed in the Viladecans hospital from 1993 through 2008, were retrospectively reviewed. Only patients with microbiological demonstration of infection were included. Patients with HVO after surgical procedures were excluded. Twenty six patients had inclusion criteria, 9 females and 17 males, with a mean age of 61 years (range 36ndash;83). The most patients had any predisposing factor, generally diabetes mellitus. Pyogenic microorganisms were the most frequent aetiological agents (77%). Back pain was by far the most common presenting symptom (88.4%), followed by peripheral septic arthritis in two patients (7.6%), and acute abdominal pain in one. Fever was found in 22 cases (84.6%). None of our patients died, but the sequelae were non rare. We did not find difference between our series and others. It is noteworthy that the streptococcal species represents the most frequently isolated organism, followed by Staphylococcus aureus, more common in other series. Remarkably, none of our patients died. HVO is an infrequent disease. However, evidence suggests that the incidence is increasing. Early diagnosis can avoid potential serious sequelae. Describir las características generales de una serie de enfermos con osteomielitis vertebral hematógena (OVH) desde la perspectiva de un hospital comarcal y comparar nuestros resultados con los de otras series nacionales y extranjeras. Análisis retrospectivo de las historias clínicas de los pacientes con OVH diagnosticados en el Hospital de Viladecans en el período comprendido entre 1993 y 2008. Se han incluido sólo los pacientes con demostración microbiológica de infección y adquiridos por vía hemática. Veintiséis pacientes cumplían los criterios de inclusión, nueve mujeres y diecisiete varones, con una edad media de 61 años (límites 36–83). La mayoría de éstos tenían algún factor predisponente de base, predominando la diabetes mellitus, y estaban causados por gérmenes piógenos (77%). La presentación clínica habitual fue el dolor vertebral de características inflamatorias, observado en 23 enfermos (88,4%). La artritis séptica de articulaciones periféricas fue la forma de inicio en dos pacientes (7,6%) y el abdomen agudo en un paciente. La fiebre se detectó en 22 casos (84,6%). La mortalidad fue nula, aunque las complicaciones y secuelas resultaron frecuentes y a menudo graves. Las características clínicas generales de nuestra serie no difieren esencialmente de otras, tanto nacionales como extranjeras, aunque como hecho diferencial hemos detectado una incidencia predominante de etiología estreptocócica sobre la estafilocócica habitual. Es reseñable la nula mortalidad observada. Aunque se trata de una enfermedad infrecuente, parece que está aumentando su incidencia, lo que unido a su potencial capacidad para ocasionar complicaciones y secuelas graves obliga a sensibilizar al colectivo médico a fin de conseguir un diagnóstico más precoz y mejorar con ello el pronóstico.
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173574310700198; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2173-5743(10)70019-8; https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2173574310700198; http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2173574310700198; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S2173574310700198?httpAccept=text/xml; http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S2173574310700198?httpAccept=text/plain; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2173-5743%2810%2970019-8; https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2173-5743%2810%2970019-8
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