فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Results: A total number of 87 patients studied. There were 62 (71.26%) males and 25 (28.73%) females. Thirty-eight (43.67%) patients had PVO, 26 (29.88%) had TVO, 18 (20.68%) had BVO, 3 (3.4%) had malignant disorder with metastasis to bone, and the remaining 2 (2.29%) cases had fungal VO. Fever and back pain were the most common symptoms in PVO (12), but in TVO the most common symptom was back pain. DM and previous bone spinal surgery were the most common underlying diseases in PVO patients (P=0.000). Paravertebral abscess was reported in 6 (23.7%) patients with TVO and 6 patients (15.78%) with PVO, but no such complication was noted in BVO group. Conclusion: There are significant differences between VO by different microorganisms that help physician to start empirical medical treatment while waiting to definite diagnosis by blood culture, culture from paravertebral abscess, serology and bone biopsy.