Spondylodiscitis in Pediatric Age: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Background: Pediatric spondylodiscitis is rare, hardly diagnosed and treated due to the nonspecificity of clinical presentation and laboratory investigations, difficulty of etiologic identification and lack of management guidelines. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 29 children with spondylodiscitis. Clinical, hematic and radiologic data were collected and compared between 2 age-subgroups (below and from 4 years old on) to investigate age-related differences. Epidemiologic, management and follow-up data were also described. Results: Slight male predominance and a peak of incidence
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research