Vertebral osteomyelitis differential diagnosis

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Diagnosis can also be complicated due to the disease’s similarity to discitis, commonly known as an infection of the disc space. Both diseases are characterized by a patient’s inability to walk and concentrated back pain; however, patients with vertebral osteomyelitis often appear more ill than those with discitis.^[1] Additional measures may be called upon to rule out the possibility of discitis; such approaches include diagnosing the disease through various medical imaging techniques.

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