I have been diagnosed with discitis . I had a Gallium scan and it showed the inflammation coming from the area between T12 and L1. I also had a need biopsy of the disc area and of the bone. I am ... View answer

I have been diagnosed with discitis and chronic osteomyelitis . The infection is in the T12, L1 ... does show infection. I have been started on two antibiotics, cubicin daily (intravenously) and Levaquin ... View answer

my L4 and L5 showed swelling, discitis , and thickening of the derum (spelling?). They did a bone ... View answer

lower back pain . I was diagnosed with discitis , a biopset was taken from an area of infection, and after the culture was grown, the correct antibiotics were given through a Hickman line. I was bed ridden ... View answer

Sahni- MS (Ortho) found discitis developed in operated area ( Attached MRI Report name as “2007”) & again I was admitted at CIIMS Nagpur for 20- 25 days & course of antibiotics given in these period ... View answer

Hello. My name is Megan Loy. In a short version...I was diagnosed with Osteomylitis and Diskitis... Ive been in the hospital and the nursing home for about 6 months on antibiotics. The infection is gone ... View answer

can you explain bone marrow adema with increased signal intensity in the intervening disc at L4-5 level needs to be further evaluated with contrast-enhanced MRI as discitis cannot be excluded and ... View answer

STEP I NEED TOOK. INFECTIVE SPONDYLO DISCITIS OF L2 AND L3 VERTEBRAE WITH ASSOCIATED PRE, BILATERAL ... View answer

My MRI recently showed surrounding soft tissue edema, there is some suspicion for discitis between L4-L5. Dr said 2nd MRI showed in layman s term an abscess and had to be removed, along with other ... View answer

adjacent interverterbral disc, possibility of low grade infection- infective spondylo- discitis appears ... View answer