Discitis in toddlers: a case series and review.
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.
Karabouta
Zacharoula
Z
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK. zkarabouta@yahoo.com
Bisbinas
Ilias
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Davidson
Anne
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Goldsworthy
Lisa L
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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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents