[Correspondence] Campylobacter jejuni vertebral osteomyelitis or tuberculosis: persisting diagnostic ambiguity – Authors' reply

We appreciate Nidhi Tejan and colleagues' insightful comments about our Clinical Picture.1 Clinical and radiographic differentiation between tuberculous spondylodiscitis and pyogenic spondylodiscitis is often quite difficult. However, some differential MRI findings in favour of tuberculous spondylodiscitis have been suggested such as involvement of more than two vertebral bodies, thoracic spine involvement, severe vertebral destruction, mild disc destruction, a thin and smooth abscess wall, and subligamentous spread to three or more vertebral levels.

Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - January 26, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ivan Puljiz, Antea Topic Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research