Pyogenic spondylodiscitis following anti-interleukin-6 therapy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (implication of hematogenous infection risk in degenerative intervertebral discs): A case report and review of the literature.

Subjects

Subjects :

Abscess diagnostic imaging
Abscess microbiology
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized therapeutic use
Arthritis, Rheumatoid complications
Arthritis, Rheumatoid diagnostic imaging
Combined Modality Therapy
Debridement methods
Discitis etiology
Discitis therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration etiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods
Risk Assessment
Spondylitis diagnostic imaging
Spondylitis therapy
Treatment Outcome
Abscess therapy
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized adverse effects
Arthritis, Rheumatoid drug therapy
Discitis diagnostic imaging
Interleukin-6 antagonists & inhibitors
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration diagnostic imaging

Details

Language :

English

ISSN :

1436-2023

Volume :

21

Issue :

5

Database :

MEDLINE

Journal :

Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association

Publication Type :

Academic Journal

Accession number :

26740426

Full Text :

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jos.2015.06.018