Spondylodiscitis presenting as pleural effusion in a geriatric female: a case report Authors Funda Secik Arkin Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey Gulfidan Aras Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.856 Abstract Abstract Pleural effusion is a frequently seen medical problem caused by pulmonary and non-pulmonary diseases. Spondylodiscitis is a very rare cause of pleural effusion and is typically diagnosed based on clinical, laboratory, microbiological and radiological findings. The low incidence and different clinical presentations of Spondylodiscitis make its diagnosis and treatment challenging. We present the case of a 78-year-old female who was initially admitted due to chest pain and, upon chest radiography, was found to have pleural effusion; and eventually diagnosed with spondylodiscitis. Keywords: Spondylodiscitis, exudative pleural effusion, geriatrics, vertebra, infection. Continuous... Downloads Full Text Article Published 2020-10-06 How to Cite Funda Secik Arkin, & Gulfidan Aras. (2020). Spondylodiscitis presenting as pleural effusion in a geriatric female: a case report. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.856 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue A Head of Print Section Case Report License Copyright (c) 2020 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.