A rare case of spondylodisciitis

Objective & Hypothesis:Spondilodisciitis in children is usually a self-limiting, infectious or non-infectious inflammation in the intervertebral disc.

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Key Findings & Data:A 2-year of old male infant presented with refusing to walk had a history after falling down two weeks ago.

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Conclusion & Impact:We emphasize that spondilodisciitis is a rare disease in childhood and atypical symptoms can retard diagnosis.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Çocuk · Diskitis · İntervertebral disk

Abstract

Spondilodisciitis in children is usually a self-limiting, infectious or non-infectious inflammation in the intervertebral disc. Long-term antibiotic treatment is indicated when an infectious etiology cannot be excluded. A 2-year of old male infant presented with refusing to walk had a history after falling down two weeks ago. Lumbar spondilodisciitis was diagnosed via three- phase bone scintigraphy and medical treatment resulted in complete recovery without any sequelae. We emphasize that spondilodisciitis is a rare disease in childhood and atypical symptoms can retard diagnosis.

Özet

Spondilodiskitis, çocuklarda genellikle kendi kendini sınırlayan infektif ya da infektif olmayan intervertebral disk inflamasyonudur. Tedavide özellikle infeksiyonun dışlanamadığı durumlarda uzun süreli parenteral antibiyotik tedavisi önerilmektedir. Hastanemize yürümeyi reddetme şikayetiyle başvuran 2 yaşındaki erkek hastada yakınmalar başlamadan önce düşme öyküsü dışında belirgin özellik yoktu. Üç fazlı kemik sintigrafisi (Tc-99m MDP) ile lomber spondilodiskitis tanısı konuldu ve medikal tedavi ile sekelsiz olarak iyileşme sağlandı. Vaka çocukluk çağında nadir görülmesi ve atipik semptomları yüzünden tanıda gecikmeler olabilmesi nedeniyle sunuldu.

Keywords

Çocuk Diskitis İntervertebral disk Child Discitis Intervertebral Disk

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Cite This Article

OKAN, A. M., KORĞALI, E. Ü., ÖZGÜRHAN, G., CAMBAZ, N., ÖZKAYA, E., MİRZANLI, C. (2004). A rare case of spondylodisciitis. Çocuk Dergisi, Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 3, 180–183. https://ajindex.com/articles/192407

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