Svensk definition
Inflammation i en ryggradsdisk, vilket kan leda till diskerosion. Tills nyligen definierades diskit som en icke-bakteriell, aseptisk process (dvs en kemisk reaction). Nya studier visar dock att infektion kan vara initiatorn, men kanske inte promotorn, i de flesta fall av diskit. Diskinflammation har kunnat diagnosticeras hos patienter efter diskografi, myelografi, lumbalpunktion, paravertebralinjektion och epiduralanestesi. Diskit till följd av kemonukleolys (isynnerhet med kymopapain) beror enligt vissa på en kemisk reaktion och enligt andra på tillförsel av mikroorganismer.
Engelsk definition
Inflammation of an INTERVERTEBRAL DISC 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 not the promoter, of most cases of discitis. Discitis has been diagnosed in patients following discography, myelography, lumbar puncture, paravertebral injection, and obstetrical epidural anesthesia. Discitis following chemonucleolysis (especially with chymopapain) is attributed to chemical reaction by some and to introduction of microorganisms by others.
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Discitides — Diskitis — Diskitides — Spondylodiskitis — Spondylodiskitides — Spondylodiscitis — Spondylodiscitides