Suppurative Spondylitis Misdiagnosed as Endplate Inflammation: A Rare Case Report
Spinal infectious diseases are difficult to diagnose and treat; we reported a case of pyogenic spondylitis misdiagnosed as terminal discitis and successfully treated. The application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing technology holds promise in greatly improving diagnostic efficiency.
Authors
- Tao Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0312-6681)
- N. Xiao
- Sen Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4819-097X)
- Bao‐yi Ke
- Cheng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9377-9049)
- Yang Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8820-5116)
Institutions
- Guilin University of Aerospace Technology (CN)
- 181st Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70768
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00