Discitis Mimicking Septic Arthritis in a 17-Month-Old Boy

Discitis in children is uncommon, typically occurring between the ages of two and eight years. The etiology is not established, but it is generally considered a bacterial infection. Symptoms vary with age but commonly include irritability, refusal to walk, and back pain. These various clinical prese...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-08, Vol.16 (8), p.e67460
Hauptverfasser:	Aziz, Tariq, Ihsan, Muneebah, Elsenosy, Abdelfatah M, Saleem, Aamir, Zakaullah, Abdullah
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age groups Antibiotics Arthritis Back pain Bacterial infections Blood Emergency Medicine Hip joint Infections Knee Magnetic resonance imaging Orthopedics Patients Pediatrics Vertebrae
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