Spondylodiscitis caused by sudden onset back pain following transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy:  a case report

Hale Karapolat; Yeşim Akkoç; Bilgin Arda; Erhan Sesli

Hale Karapolat^¹, Yeşim Akkoç^¹, Bilgin Arda^², Erhan Sesli^³

¹Department Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Ege University Faculty Of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
²Department Of Infectious Diseases And Clinical Microbiology, Ege University Faculty Of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
³Department Of Orthopedics And Traumatology, Ege University Faculty Of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

Keywords: Back pain, spondylodiscitis; transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy.

Abstract

Spondylodiscitis is a serious and important clinical problem that can occur after iatrogenic interventions and should be kept in mind. Spondylodiscitis after transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy is an extremely rare complication. A 70-year-old patient who presented with severe back pain, intermittent high fever, loss of appetite, and fatigue following TRUS-guided prostate biopsy was diagnosed with thoracic spondylodiscitis (T6-7) after clinical, laboratory and radiological assessments and he was treated surgically. We present this case to remind medical professionals to keep spondylodiscitis in mind in the presence of sudden onset back and low-back pain, since TRUS-guided prostate biopsy is a frequently used procedure.

BibTex	`@article{ agri724, author = {Hale Karapolat, Yeşim Akkoç, Bilgin Arda, Erhan Sesli}, title = {Spondylodiscitis caused by sudden onset back pain following transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy: a case report}, journal = {Agri}, year = {2009}, volume = {21}, number = {3}, pages = {121-125}, publisher = {The Turkish Society of Algology} }`
RIS	`TY - JOUR AU - Hale Karapolat, Yeşim Akkoç, Bilgin Arda, Erhan Sesli PY - 2009 TI - Spondylodiscitis caused by sudden onset back pain following transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy: a case report SP - 121 EP - 125 JO - The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology J2 - Agri VL - 21 IS - 3 PB - ER -`
EndNote	`%0 Journal Article %A Hale Karapolat, Yeşim Akkoç, Bilgin Arda, Erhan Sesli %T Spondylodiscitis caused by sudden onset back pain following transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy: a case report %J The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology %D 2009 %V 21 %N 3 %P 121-125`
APA	Hale Karapolat, Yeşim Akkoç, Bilgin Arda, Erhan Sesli (2009). Spondylodiscitis caused by sudden onset back pain following transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy: a case report. The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology, 21(3), 121-125.
MLA	Hale Karapolat, Yeşim Akkoç, Bilgin Arda, Erhan Sesli. "Spondylodiscitis caused by sudden onset back pain following transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy: a case report" The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology, vol. 21, no. 3, 2009, pp. 121-125.
Chicago	Hale Karapolat, Yeşim Akkoç, Bilgin Arda, Erhan Sesli. "Spondylodiscitis caused by sudden onset back pain following transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy: a case report" The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology 21, no. 3 (2009): 121-125.
AMA	Hale Karapolat, Yeşim Akkoç, Bilgin Arda, Erhan Sesli. Spondylodiscitis caused by sudden onset back pain following transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy: a case report. Agri. 2009; 21(3): 121-125.
Vancouver	Hale Karapolat, Yeşim Akkoç, Bilgin Arda, Erhan Sesli. Spondylodiscitis caused by sudden onset back pain following transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy: a case report. Agri. 2009; 21(3): 121-125.

Spondylodiscitis caused by sudden onset back pain following transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy: a case report

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