Infectious Spondylodiscitis Evolving With Arreflex Axial Paraplegia: Case Report

Abstract

BACKGROUNDSpondylodiscitis is a term that covers the infectious involvement of the intervertebral body and disc. Infection can occur through hematogenous dissemination, contiguity of nearby tissues or direct contamination as occurs in surgical procedures. Diagnosis most often happens late as the initial symptoms are nonspecific, which is confused with mechanical spinal pain. This report describes a case of spondylodiscitis that evolved with areflex axial paraplegia, requiring decompressive laminectomy.