La spondilodiscite delle spondiloartriti sieronegative

Spondylodiscitis has been found in seronegative spondyloarthropathies. Usually lesions are clinically silent even if patients, sometimes, complain a localized back pain of a few months duration. Diagnosis will depend on the absence of an infectious focus and on clinical, laboratory and radiological findings. Computerized tomography and nuclear magnetic resonance are sensitive and specific methods to detect discitis but their expensive cost is a limiting factor for their wider use. Therapy will be both farmacological and rehabilitative.