title: Magnetic resonance imaging in non-specific discitis.
abstract: In this 20-month-old girl with non-specific spondylodiscitis the typical clinical presentation was absent. A definite diagnosis was made by radiological examination. Several reports have appeared in the literature concerning the importance of MRI as a new imaging modality in the diseases of the spine, including spondylodiscitis. In the present report we discuss the potential role of MRI in early diagnosis of spondylodiscitis in childhood.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology*; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*