title: Cervical Discitis in Children.
abstract: Cervical discitis, though rare, should be included in the differential diagnosis of torticollis, neck pain and neurodevelopmental regression in motor skills in children and infants. Magnetic resonance imaging is the diagnostic method of choice. Treatment should be conservative with antibiotics only. The aim of this study was to describe the 10-year experience of a tertiary pediatric medical center with cervical discitis.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pediatrics B, †Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel; ‡Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; §Department of Imaging, and ¶Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: Oded
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Scheuerman
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Landau
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: Vered
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hoffer
authors.forename: Nufar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: Liat Ashkenazi
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hoffnung
authors.forename: Itzhak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents