Spondylodiscitis with Bronchopneumonia in Infancy: A Rare Entity

Abstract

Childhood spondylodiscitis is an extremely rare entity that often presents as a nonspecific clinical picture that may delay the diagnosis [1-3]. It is a combination of discitis which means inflammation of one or more intervertebral disc spaces and spondylitis which means inflammation of one or more vertebrae. It is also known to extend into the paravertebral soft tissues, the epidural space, meninges, and spinal cord [3-6].