Vertebral osteomyelitis mimicking chronic pancreatitis

Vertebral osteomyelitis rarely mimics pancreatitis. However, the potential consequences of longstanding unrecognized disease, including neurological impairment and bony deformity, should make it an item in the differential diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis. In the evaluation of our patient, four ite...

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Published in:Digestive diseases and sciences 1996-07, Vol.41 (7), p.1527-1530
Main Authors: KORTAS, D. Y, GATES, L. K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Pain - etiology
Bacterial arthritis and osteitis
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Chronic Disease
Diagnosis, Differential
Discitis - complications
Discitis - diagnosis
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Osteomyelitis - diagnosis
Pancreatitis - diagnosis
Spinal Diseases - diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections - complications
Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis
Thoracic Vertebrae
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Summary:Vertebral osteomyelitis rarely mimics pancreatitis. However, the potential consequences of longstanding unrecognized disease, including neurological impairment and bony deformity, should make it an item in the differential diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis. In the evaluation of our patient, four items were of particular importance: awareness of his previously documented S. aureus bacteremia, a markedly elevated ESR, an abnormal chest radiograph, and the positive bone scan.
ISSN:0163-2116
1573-2568
DOI:10.1007/BF02088583