title: [Non-specific spondylitis in childhood].
abstract: Non pyogenic discitis is a benign disease of the pediatric age grup. 1st diagnosis is difficult, as the initial symtons may divert the physician to different organs or systems other than the spine. Establishing the diagnosis in the early stage of the disease is important in order to avoid unnecessary and expensive diagnostic procedures. Non pyogenic discitis is diagnosed on radiograms by the demonstration of the narrow disc-space with involvement of the adjacent vertebral bodies. Four phases are recognised in the development of the imaging changes.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital San Agustín, Avilés.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García Arias
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coto Fuente
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Canga González
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Celorio Peinado
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dolz Jordi
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: García Hernández
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D015299:Discitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Espondilitis no específica infantil.