scholarly journals Spinal intradural abscess caused by hematogenous spread of Prevotella oralis in a 3-year-old child with an asymptomatic congenital spinal abnormality

Spinal Cord ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (S1) ◽  
pp. S13-S15 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Karatay ◽  
E Koktekir ◽  
H Celik ◽  
Y Erdem ◽  
I Sertbas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hematogenous Spread ◽  
Spinal Abnormality ◽  
Congenital Spinal Abnormality ◽  
Spinal Intradural Abscess

scholarly journals Spinal segmental dysgenesis

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Mahomed ◽  
J Naidoo
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Skeletal System ◽  
Spinal Abnormality ◽  
Neonates And Infants ◽  
Congenital Spinal Abnormality ◽  
Associated Abnormalities

Spinal segmental dysgenesis is a rare congenital spinal abnormality , seen in neonates and infants in which a segment of the spine and spinal cord fails to develop normally . The condition is segmental with normal vertebrae above and below the malformation. This condition is commonly associated with various abnormalities that affect the heart, genitourinary, gastrointestinal tract and skeletal system. We report two cases of spinal segmental dysgenesis and the associated abnormalities.

Prenatal diagnosis of fetal hemivertebra in the first trimester

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos Parthenis ◽  
Vasiliki Michalitsi ◽  
Chrysanthi Chlapoutaki ◽  
Athena P. Souka
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Diagnosis ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
Spinal Abnormality ◽  
Ossification Centers ◽  
Congenital Spinal Abnormality

Abstract Hemivertebra is a congenital spinal abnormality. The condition may affect one or multiple vertebrae. Hemivertebra occurs because of malformations or absence of the ossification centers. Most cases reported in the literature are diagnosed in the second trimester, usually after 22 weeks. It is very unusual and difficult for the hemivertebra to be detected at the first trimester.

scholarly journals Pediatric Septic Arthritis of the Knee Due to a Multi-Sensitive Streptococcus pyogenes Strain Responsive to Clindamycin—A Case Report

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Giada Maria Di Pietro ◽  
Irene Maria Borzani ◽  
Sebastiano Aleo ◽  
Samantha Bosis ◽  
Paola Marchisio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
Streptococcus Pyogenes ◽  
Antibiotic Sensitivity ◽  
Antimicrobial Treatment ◽  
Antibiotic Regimen ◽  
Hematogenous Spread ◽  
Clinical Resistance ◽  
Antibiotic Sensitivity Test ◽  
Clinical Conditions

Septic arthritis is an inflammatory process usually generated by a bacterial infection. The knee is one of the most frequently involved joints. The etiology varies depending on age, and hematogenous spread remains the primary cause in children. Herein, we report a case of a previously healthy three-year-old female who was referred to our institution for acute swelling of her right knee. After a clinical and radiological diagnosis of septic arthritis, an empirical treatment with a combination of cefotaxime and clindamycin was initiated. The isolation of a multi-sensitive Streptococcus pyogenes strain from the joint’s effusion prompted the discontinuation of clindamycin and the usage of cefotaxime alone. One week later, an ultrasound was executed due to worsening in the patient’s clinical conditions, and an organized corpuscular intra-articular effusion with diffuse synovial thickening was revealed. Cefotaxime was therefore replaced with clindamycin, which improved the symptoms. Despite the antibiotic sensitivity test having revealed a microorganism with sensitivity to both cephalosporin and clindamycin, clinical resistance to cefotaxime was encountered and a shift in the antimicrobial treatment was necessary to ensure a full recovery. This case study confirms that an antibiotic regimen based solely on a susceptibility test may be ineffective for such cases.

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR ADOLESCENT AND ADULT SCOLIOSIS

Neurosurgery ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 63 (suppl_3) ◽  
pp. A16-A24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin S. Smith ◽  
Christopher I. Shaffrey ◽  
Charles Kuntz ◽  
Praveen V. Mummaneni
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
Adult Scoliosis ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Classification Schemes ◽  
Scoliosis Research Society ◽  
Adult Degenerative Scoliosis ◽  
Spinal Abnormality

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To review current classification systems for adolescent and adult scoliosis. METHODS The literature was reviewed in reference to scoliosis classification systems for adolescent and adult scoliosis. RESULTS There are multiple classification systems for scoliosis. Classification of scoliosis is dependent on patient age, spinal abnormality, scoliotic curve, and global spinal alignment. To date, classification systems have focused predominantly on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis or adult/degenerative scoliosis; a single classification system evaluating scoliotic deformities of different ages and spinal abnormalities has not been identified. CONCLUSION The importance of scoliosis classification schemes lies in their ability to standardize communication among health care providers. With regard to the classification of adolescent scoliosis, the Lenke system has addressed many of the significant limitations of the King system and is now the standard classification scheme. Classification schemes for adult scoliosis have been reported only recently, and each offers specific advantages (the simple pathogenesis-based system of Aebi, the strong clinical relevance of the Schwab system, and the richly descriptive Scoliosis Research Society system). This article highlights the salient features of currently used scoliosis classification systems.

scholarly journals Primary Tubercular Chest Wall Abscess in a Young Immunocompetent Male

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Shweta Sharma ◽  
R. K. Mahajan ◽  
V. P. Myneedu ◽  
B. B. Sharma ◽  
Nandini Duggal
Keyword(s):  
Chest Wall ◽  
Immunocompetent Patient ◽  
Rare Entity ◽  
Hematogenous Spread ◽  
Clinical Challenge ◽  
Chest Wall Abscess ◽  
Direct Inoculation ◽  
Underlying Pathology ◽  
Patient Infection ◽  
Rule Out

Chest wall tuberculosis is a rare entity especially in an immunocompetent patient. Infection may result from direct inoculation of the organisms or hematogenous spread from some underlying pathology. Infected lymph nodes may also transfer the bacilli through lymphatic route. Chest wall tuberculosis may resemble a pyogenic abscess or tumour and entertaining the possibility of tubercular etiology remains a clinical challenge unless there are compelling reasons of suspicion. In tuberculosis endemic countries like India, all the abscesses indolent to routine treatment need investigation to rule out mycobacterial causes. We present here a case of chest wall tuberculosis where infection was localized to skin only and, in the absence of any evidence of specific site, it appears to be a case of primary involvement.

ACUTE INFECTIOUS SINUSITIS IN CYANOTIC CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 692-696
Author(s):  
Amnon Rosenthal ◽  
Kenneth E. Fellows
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Paranasal Sinuses ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Bacterial Endocarditis ◽  
Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Hematogenous Spread ◽  
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis

The prevalance and sequelae of infectious sinusitis in a hospitalized group of children with and without congenital heart disease (CHD) were studied. Sinusitis was more common (1% versus 0.3%) in the CHD group and occurred predominantly (90%) in the cyanotic patients. It was associated with subacute bacterial endocarditis in 20% (5 of 20) and brain abscess in 15% (3 of 20) of the CHD cases. It is postulated that proliferation and distension of the venous channels and marrow spaces in patients with cyanotic CHD enhances the hematogenous spread of bacteria from the paranasal sinuses.

SPINAL DEFORMITY

Neurosurgery ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 63 (suppl_3) ◽  
pp. A25-A39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Kuntz ◽  
Christopher I. Shaffrey ◽  
Stephen L. Ondra ◽  
Atiq A. Durrani ◽  
Praveen V. Mummaneni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Spinal Deformity ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Spinal Alignment ◽  
New Classification ◽  
Sagittal Spinal Alignment ◽  
Asymptomatic Volunteers ◽  
Asymptomatic Individuals ◽  
Spinal Abnormality

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE In this literature review, the authors analyze data from previously published studies that evaluated neutral upright spinal alignment (NUSA) from the occiput to the pelvis in asymptomatic individuals. Based on the data for NUSA in asymptomatic volunteers, a new classification is proposed for spinal deformity. METHODS A review of the English literature was conducted to identify studies evaluating NUSA from the occiput to the pelvis in asymptomatic juvenile, adolescent, adult, and geriatric volunteers. From the literature review, 17 angles and displacements were selected to depict neutral upright coronal and axial spinal alignment, and 21 angles and displacements were selected to depict neutral upright sagittal spinal alignment. Pooled estimates of the mean and variance were calculated for the angles and displacements from the articles that met inclusion criteria. A new classification of spinal deformity was then developed based on age-dependent NUSA; spinal abnormality; deformity curve location, pattern, magnitude, and flexibility; and global spinal alignment. RESULTS Despite a wide variation in the regional curves from the occiput to the pelvis in asymptomatic volunteers, global spinal alignment is maintained in a narrow range for preservation of horizontal gaze and balance of the spine over the pelvis and femoral heads. CONCLUSION A new classification of spinal deformity is proposed that provides a structure for defining deformity of all patient ages and spinal abnormalities.

Hematogenous Spread

2013 ◽  
pp. 308-308
Author(s):  
Claudia E. Rübe ◽  
Bernadine R. Donahue ◽  
Jay S. Cooper ◽  
Caspian Oliai ◽  
Yan Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hematogenous Spread

scholarly journals In Utero Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Von Kohorn ◽  
Sydney R Stein ◽  
Beatrix T Shikani ◽  
Marcos J Ramos-Benitez ◽  
Kevin M Vannella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Neonatal Infection ◽  
In Utero ◽  
Hematogenous Spread ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Evidence for in utero transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is growing but not definitive. We present a case of neonatal infection that supports in utero transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and provides insight into the hematogenous spread from mother to fetus.

scholarly journals Analysis of Proximal Femoral Parameters in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Máté Burkus ◽  
Ádám T. Schlégl ◽  
Kristóf József ◽  
Ian O’Sullivan ◽  
István Márkus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Mechanical Axis ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Femoral Shaft ◽  
Neck Shaft Angle ◽  
Shaft Angle ◽  
Spinal Abnormality ◽  
Lower Neck ◽  
Femoral Mechanical Axis

Background. Assessment of the proximal femoral parameters in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using three-dimensional radiological image reconstructions may allow better characterization than conventional techniques. Methods. EOS 3D reconstructions of spines and femurs of 320 scoliotic patients (10-18 years old) and 350 control children lacking spinal abnormality were performed and 6 proximal femoral parameters measured. Results. Individuals with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis showed a small but statistically significant decrease in neck shaft angle (average difference=2.58°) and a higher (0.22°) femoral mechanical axis–femoral shaft angle. When the two sides were compared based on curve direction, greater changes in the neck shaft angle and femoral mechanical axis–femoral shaft angle were found on the side of the convexity. Conclusions. Patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis were found to have a small but significantly lower neck shaft angle and higher femoral mechanical axis–femoral shaft angle, which related to the curve direction. This is postulated to be due to mechanical compensation for altered balance and centre of gravity associated with a scoliosis deformity, although the observed difference likely has negligible clinical effect.

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