1) Infectious disease 
Discitis or diskitis is an infection in the intervertebral disc space that affects different age groups, but usually spontaneously affects children under 8 years of age. Nonetheless, discitis occurs post surgically in approximately 1-2 percent of patients after spinal surgery. ==Signs and symptoms== Symptoms include severe back pain, leading to la...
Inflammation of an intervertebral disk or disk space which may lead to disk erosion. Until recently, discitis has been defined as a nonbacterial inflammation and has been attributed to aseptic processes (e.g., chemical reaction to an injected substance). However, recent studies provide evidence that infection may be the initial cause, but perhaps n...
(dis-ki´tis) diskitis.
Type: Term Pronunciation: dis-kī′tis Definitions: 1. Inflammation of an intervertebral disc or disc space often related to infections. Synonyms: diskitis
diskitis, discitis An inflammation of an intervertebral disk.