Chronic pyogenic spondylitis in patients with spinal gout: a case series and literature review
- Authors: Vishnevskiy A.A.1, Naumov D.G.1,2, Shchelkunov M.M.1, Novitskaya T.A.1
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Affiliations:
- St. Petersburg State Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology
- St. Petersburg State University
- Issue: Vol 30, No 2 (2024)
- Pages: 168-180
- Section: Case Reports
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/2311-2905/article/view/260247
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/2311-2905-17479
- ID: 260247
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Abstract
Background. Spinal gout is a rare and poorly described group of noninfectious inflammatory spinal lesions characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the epidural space, paravertebral soft tissues, and by facet joints damage. There is no systematized data on the course of infectious spondylitis and spinal gout in the literature.
The aim of the study — to present long-term outcomes of surgical treatment of chronic pyogenic spondylitis in patients with spinal gout and systematize the literature data on the issue.
Methods. The clinical part of the study included 6 consecutively operated patients in the period from 2018 to 2021. The diagnosis of spinal gout and chronic pyogenic spondylitis was verified according to the results of histologic and bacteriologic studies of surgical material. Catamnesis accounted for at least 12 months. We studied the peculiarities of clinical and laboratory, radiological and histologic manifestations of the disease. Literature data systematization was carried out in the databases PubMed, Google Scholar, eLIBRARY from 2013 to 2023. Inclusion criteria: level of evidence II B-IV, catamnesis more or equal to 6 months, information on diagnostic and treatment measures.
Results. The average age of the patients was 55±9 years. The duration of the diagnostic pause was 8±5 years. Multisegmented lesions of the lumbar (n = 6) spine prevailed. According to the classification of Pola E. et al. (2017) the following types of spondylitis were identified: B.3 (n = 1), C.1 (n = 1), C.3 (n = 2) and C.4 (n = 2). The clinical manifestation was dominated by chronic back pain with an intensity of 6,1±1,4 VAS scores. Neurologic disorders of the lower extremities and pelvic (ASIA scale) corresponded to types B (n = 1) and C (n = 4). The type of surgery: three-column reconstruction through combined approach in 2 cases and isolated anterior column reconstruction in 2 cases, 360° fusion in 1 case, and debridement of the epidural space and anterior column through posterior approach in 1 case. The follow-up results show the absence of recurrence of spondylitis in 4 cases, in 2 patients there were postoperative complications that required revision, after which no recurrence of spondylitis was noted. We selected 17 publications for literature review.
Conclusion. The combination of chronic pyogenic spondylitis and spinal gout is a rare and poorly described pathology in the literature. Long therapeutic pause, chronic character of vertebrogenic pain syndrome in combination with increased uric acid level and formation of tophi of vertebral localization are distinctive features of the disease. Neurologic disorders with the combination of spondylitis and gout result from stenosis of the spinal canal due to two factors — epidural abscesses and tophi. Achieving local control of the combined pathology is possible with a combination of surgical intervention and long-term administration of hypouricemic drugs.
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##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Arkadiy A. Vishnevskiy
St. Petersburg State Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology
Email: vichnevsky@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9186-6461
Dr. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, St. PetersburgDenis G. Naumov
St. Petersburg State Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology; St. Petersburg State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: dgnaumov1@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9892-6260
Cand. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg; St. PetersburgMikhail M. Shchelkunov
St. Petersburg State Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology
Email: mm.shelkunov1881@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6305-6023
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
Tatiana A. Novitskaya
St. Petersburg State Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology
Email: ta.novitskaya@spbniif.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5137-5126
Cand. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, St. PetersburgReferences
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