title: Discitis in toddlers: a case series and review.
abstract: Toddlers commonly present to medical services with non-specific symptoms. The presence of refusal to walk and nocturnal waking with crying should alert clinicians to the possibility of discitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Features that may alert clinicians to the diagnosis of discitis in young children are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK. zkarabouta@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Zacharoula
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Karabouta
authors.forename: Ilias
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bisbinas
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Lisa L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Goldsworthy
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011379:Prognosis; D035583:Rare Diseases; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents