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  2. Discitis - Wikipedia

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    Discitis, or diskitis, is an infection in the intervertebral disc space that affects different age groups. Symptoms include severe back pain, leading to lack of mobility. In adults, it can lead to severe consequences, such as sepsis or epidural abscess, but it can also spontaneously resolve, especially in children under 8 years of age.

  3. Spondylodiscitis - Wikipedia

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    Spondylodiscitis is a combination of discitis (inflammation of one or more intervertebral disc spaces) and spondylitis (inflammation of one or more vertebrae), the latter generally involving the areas adjacent to the intervertebral disc space. [1]

  4. Back pain - Wikipedia

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    Common infectious causes of back pain include osteomyelitis, septic discitis, paraspinal abscess and epidural abscess. [19] Infectious causes that lead to back pain involve various structures surrounding the spine. [27] Osteomyelitis is the bacterial infection of the bone. Vertebral osteomyelitis is most commonly caused by staphylococci. [19]

  5. List of ICD-9 codes 710–739: diseases of the musculoskeletal ...

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    Symptoms, Signs and Ill-defined Conditions XVII 800–999: Injury and Poisoning E800–E999: Supplementary Classification of External Causes of Injury and Poisoning: V01–V82: Supplementary Classification of Factors influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services: M8000–M9970: Morphology of Neoplasms

  6. Vertebral osteomyelitis - Wikipedia

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    Diagnosis can also be complicated due to the disease's similarity to discitis, commonly known as an infection of the disc space. Both diseases are characterized by a patient's inability to walk and concentrated back pain; however, patients with vertebral osteomyelitis often appear more ill than those with discitis. [12]

  7. Spondyloarthritis - Wikipedia

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    In all subtypes of spondyloarthritis, inflammatory back pain and/or asymmetrical arthritis, mainly affecting the lower limbs, are the most common symptoms. [9] Another distinguishing characteristic is enthesitis, which is inflammation at the locations where ligaments, tendons, or joint capsules adhere to bone. [10] Sacroiliitis symptoms

  8. Food poisoning is extremely common. But that doesn't ... - AOL

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    Common symptoms of food poisoning include stomach aches and pain, nausea, fever, vomiting, diarrhea and headache. "Those most at risk for severe foodborne illness include children under 5 ...

  9. Septic shock - Wikipedia

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    Septic shock is a result of a systemic response to infection or multiple infectious causes. The precipitating infections that may lead to septic shock if severe enough include but are not limited to appendicitis, pneumonia, bacteremia, diverticulitis, pyelonephritis, meningitis, pancreatitis, necrotizing fasciitis, MRSA and mesenteric ischemia.