TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 49. Diskitis
A1  - Mik, Gokce
A1  - Spiegel, David A.
A1  - Flynn, John M.
A2  - Shah, Samir S.
Y1  - 2009
N1  - 
T2  - Pediatric Practice: Infectious Disease
AB  - Diskitis  is  an  uncommon  inflammatory  condition  affecting  the  intervertebral  disc  and  adjacent  vertebral  end  plates.  The  available  evidence  implicates  a  low-grade  bacterial  infection  rather  than  a  noninfectious  inflammatory  process,  as  was  previously  thought.  Most  cases  are  diagnosed  in  children  younger  than  4  years,  in  the  age  range  between  7  months  and  16  years,1–8  and  males  are  more  frequently  affected  (male  to  female  ratio  is  1.7:1).6–8  Diskitis  involves  the  lumbar  spine  most  commonly,  although  any  area  of  the  spine  may  be  involved.  As  the  findings  on  history  and  physical  examination  are  often  nonspecific,  a  high  index  of  suspicion  is  required  to  make  the  diagnosis.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6910348
ER  -