Calcific
discitis is associated with inflammation and trauma [1] and is more common in children younger than 6-10 years of age.
Vertebral
discitis after laparoscopic resection rectopexy: A rare differential diagnosis.
Discitis and epidural abscess after dental extraction in a pediatric patient: a case report.
MRI revealed L5-S1
discitis (Figure 1) and transthoracic echocardiogram showed no evidence of endocarditis.
After 16 days, he was admitted into the rheumatology department for the suspicion of lumbar
discitis and sepsis, but the blood cultures were positive for Salmonella group C.
Discitis was observed only in one patient in TDD, occurring 15 days after the procedure, and this patient was discharged without any sequela following antibiotic therapy.
Neurosurgical management of thoracic and lumbar vertebral osteomyelitis and
discitis in adults: a review of 43 consecutive surgically treated patients.
Clasicamente estas infecciones por estreptococo del grupo B se han considerado mas frecuentes en adultos mayores de 65 anos, pero menos del 50 % de los casos de
discitis reportados hasta la fecha han ocurrido en mayores de 60 anos (2-5).
Entre las complicaciones post-operatorias se registran infecciones de herida operatoria en 7 casos (2,23%) y solo 1 caso de
discitis.
2 Transverse combined myelitis, degeneration meningitis of spinal b/I LLP, cord TB43 TF No Cerebral and N/A Left lacunar ischemic infarction stroke TB34 Sputum No Chest N/A No abnormality TB56 SF No Erosion of N/A Osteoporosis parts of metacarpal bone, lytic lesion of distal radius TB14 CSF No Mild 15 HIV bydrocepbalous infection (CD4 count/39 cells/pL) TB10 Bone No Marrow signal N/A Tubercular marrow- changes in C3- spondylitis biopsy C4 vertebral (cervica) bodies with
Discitis Information was available for 12 of the 15 MPB64 PCR positive cases.
The couple were referred to Alder Hey straight away, where she was diagnosed with
discitis, which is an infection of the spine.
Mary's death certificate records the causes of her death as
discitis, a rare infection of the spinal tissue, recurrent urinary tract infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
