<pathology> This is a condition where there inflammation of the intervertebral disk space due to infection with viruses or the bacteria Staphylococcus. Diskitis is usually seen in children under the age of 10. The thoracic and lumbar spine are the most commonly affected. ... Symptoms include spine pain (back pain), fever, stiffness and in som...
(dis-ki´tis) inflammation of a disk, especially of an intervertebral disk.
Type: Term Pronunciation: dis-kī′tis Synonyms: discitis
diskitis, discitis An inflammation of an intervertebral disk.