title: [Rheumatic spondylodiscitis in spondylarthropathies].
abstract: The involvement of enthesis like disc space is the typical lesion of spondylarthropathies. Out of 240 patients with spondylarthropathies, 10 (7 M, 3 W; mean age: 37 years) have spondylodiscitis, affecting a total of 13 disc spaces: 1 cervical, 2 thoracic, 10 lumbar. The mean duration of spondylarthropathy at the time of diagnosis of spondylodiscitis is 10 years. Spondylodiscitis has a variable clinical presentation: painful (6 cases), asymptomatic (4 cases). Its coexistence with typical radiographic signs of spondylarthropathy added to the exclusion of bacterial origin, permit to link it to spondylarthropathy. Its evolution is generally favourable.
authors.affiliation: Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kchir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben Farhat
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kchir
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hajri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abid
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zouari
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zitouna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hila
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000150:complications*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007213:Indomethacin