Vertebral osteomyelitis without disc involvement.

Abstract

Vertebral osteomyelitis is most commonly due to pyogenic or granulomatous infection and typically results in the combined involvement of the intervertebral disc and adjacent vertebral bodies. Non-infective causes include the related conditions of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) and SAPHO (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis) syndrome. Occasionally, these conditions may present purely within the vertebral body, resulting in various combinations of vertebral marrow oedema and sclerosis, destructive lesions of the vertebral body and pathological vertebral collapse, thus mimicking neoplastic disease. This review illustrates the imaging features of vertebral osteomyelitis without disc involvement, with emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings.

• Authors: I Kayani, I Syed, A Saifuddin, R Green, F MacSweeney
• Journal: Clinical radiology (Clin Radiol) Vol. 59 Issue 10 Pg. 881-91 (Oct 2004) ISSN: 0009-9260 [Print] England
• PMID: 15451346 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (methods)
• Osteomyelitis (diagnosis)
• Spinal Diseases (diagnosis)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed (methods)
• Tuberculosis, Spinal (diagnosis)