title: [Non-specific spondylodiscitis in children: report of a case in an infant. Review of the literature].
abstract: A case of non-specific spondylitis in an infant has prompted us to an ample review of the literature. The disease is acknowledged as characteristically benign in children. However some publications seem to imply that in the very young child it would display a remarkable seriousness. From our case and half a score of others that we found in the literature, it appears that in the first year of life the nonspecific spondylitis has the same features as in the older children, namely a mild course and a good prognosis. The above publications probably refer to peculiar cases, which give rise to an as yet unsolved nosological problem. The characteristics of the disease, with special emphasis on its clinical and radiological presentation and evolution, are exposed.
authors.affiliation: Div. di Ortopedia e traumatologia, Ospedali Riuniti di Soave e San Bonifacio (VR), Verona, Italia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nardini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zanchetta
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: La spondilodiscite aspecifica del bambino: un caso in un lattante. Revisione della letteratura.