Understanding the management of pediatric spondylodiscitis based on existing literature; a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spondylodiscitis (SD), a rare disease in children, poses diagnostic challenges due to non-specific presenting symptoms, scarcity in incidence, and difficulty expressing pain in non-verbal children.

Method

A comprehensive search was conducted on three databases, including PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, and Scopus until March 2023. The inclusion criteria were studies that investigated the clinical characteristics, treatment, and complications of children's spondylodiscitis. Full text of cross-sectional and cohort studies were added. The quality assessment of cohort studies was conducted using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale. The search, screening, and data extraction were performed by two researchers independently.

Result

Clinical manifestation

SUBMITTER: Lashkarbolouk N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10656982 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature