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Candida infection in a premature infant presenting as discitis

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Vertebral disc space narrowing at multiple levels was observed in a preterm infant. Post mortem examination showed discitis and osteomyelitis due to Candida. Candida enters into the differential diagnosis of vertebral discitis and osteomyelitis in infants and children.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hospital of Long Beach, Long Beach, California, USA

    M. J. Diament & M. Weller

  2. Department of Pathology Memorial, Hospital of Long Beach, Long Beach, California, USA

    R. Bernstein

  3. Department of Radiological Sciences, UCLA Hospital Medical Center, 90024, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    M. J. Diament

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Diament, M.J., Weller, M. & Bernstein, R. Candida infection in a premature infant presenting as discitis. Pediatr Radiol 12, 96–98 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00972443

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