Pt | Sex | Age | ESR (mm/hr) | CRP (mg/L) | SAT titers | WBC (K/μl) | Clinical | Blood cultures | MRI findings (affected vertebrae) | F-18 FDG PET/CT findings (affected vertebrae) | F-18 FDG PET/CT SUVmax |
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1 | M | 59 | 106 | 63.3 | 1/10240 | 5.58 | Back pain, fever | Brucella sp. | Spondylodiscitis L2 – L3, L5 – S1, paravertebral masses | Spondylodiscitis T12 – L3, L5 – S1, paravertebral masses, mediastinal lymph node involvement | 5.5 2.8 |
2 | M | 61 | 14 | 10.1 | 1/10240 | 8.10 | Back pain, fever | (−) | Spondylodiscitis T7 – T8, paravertebral mass | Spondylodiscitis T7 – T8, L4 – L5, paravertebral and epidural masses | 7.1 4.4 |
3 | F | 83 | 7 | 3.08 | 1/20480 | 5.93 | Back pain, fever | (−) | Spondylodiscitis L2 – L3 | Spondylodiscitis L2 – L3, | 6.7 |
4 | M | 51 | 74 | 51.5 | 1/1280 | 13.30 | Pack pain, fever | (−) | Spondylodiscitis L4 – L5, paravertebral mass | Spondylodiscitis L4 – L5, T5 – T6, paravertebral masses, arthritis Lt acromioclavicular joint | 5.4 5.8 |
5 | M | 53 | 80 | 38.6 | < 1/160 | 9.30 | Back pain, fever | (−) | Spondylodiscitis L4 – L5 | Spondylodiscitis L4 – L5 | 6.9 |
6 | F | 71 | 120 | 86.8 | 1/2560 | 6.50 | Back pain, fever | Brucella sp. | Spondylodiscitis L4 – L5, paravertebral mass | Spondylodiscitis L4 – L5, paravertebral mass | 9.4 |
7 | F | 37 | 60 | 24 | < 1/160 | 14.70 | Back pain, fever | (−) | Spondylodiscitis T6 – T7 | Spondylodiscitis T6 – T7, hepatosplenomegaly | 3.0 |
8 | M | 46 | 80 | 18.5 | < 1/160 | 9.63 | Back pain, fever | (−) | Spondylodiscitis L2 – L3, epidural mass | Spondylodiscitis L2 – L3, epidural mass | 5.5 |
9 | M | 58 | 40 | 60 | < 1/160 | 12.50 | Back pain, fever | (−) | Spondylodiscitis L3 – L4 | Spondylodiscitis L3 – L4 | 6.4 |
10 | M | 87 | 80 | 67 | 1/2560 | 11.40 | Back pain, fever | (−) | Spondylodiscitis L1 – L2, L4 – L5, paravertebral mass | Spondylodiscitis L1 – L2, L4 – L5, paravertebral mass | 5.2 6.0 |