Study design: Case report describing spontaneous Corynebacterium diptheria discitis in a patient with chronic renal failure. Objectives: To describe this very rare form of discitis and the results of ...

Spinal infections are rare but can be deadly, so you need to get a proper diagnosis as soon as possible if you have spinal pain. Read on to learn more about what spinal infections are, the types of ...

Discitis typically is recognized by the following triad: disk-space narrowing, elevated ESR, and fever. The bone scan typically shows increased uptake of technetium 99m (Tc-99m) diphosphonate in ...