Cervical spine spondylodiscitis mimicking teardrop fracture.
Pyogenic spondylodiscitis can have nonspecific clinical and imaging presentations. In this report, we describe a case of pyogenic spondylodisicits of cervical spine mimicking teardrop fracture on radiography. Subsequent CT-guided biopsy helped identify the correct diagnosis and the responsible pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus.
Brittany
B
Garel
Tao
T
Ouyang
Krishnamoorthy
K
Thamburaj
Dan
D
Nguyen
CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging