Diffuse increased splenic F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake may be an indirect sign of acute pyogenic cause rather than tuberculous in patients with infectious spondylitis

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate whether diffuse increased splenic fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake may be an indirect sign of an acute pyogenic cause of infectious spondylitis (IS). Methods A retrospective review identified consecutive records of patients with IS who underwent F-18 FDG positron emission tomography−computed tomography scans between January 2007 and July 2008 and recruited 23 patients (57.8±15.6 years, range:...