Vertebral osteomyelitis is an uncommon disease in children, presenting with signs and symptoms that, at least initially, make a correct diagnosis difficult to be achieved. The authors report five cases of vertebral osteomyelitis in children, describing its clinical and laboratory peculiarities. The usefulness of the different radiologic studies for the diagnosis and follow up of these patients is discussed. We confirm previous reports according to which, with adequate clinical and therapeutic management, the prognosis is good for most patients.

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[Non-reactive tuberculosis: a clinicopathological study].

The authors report a case of non-reactive tuberculosis diagnosed at autopsy. This is a very rare type of clinical presentation of tuberculosis and is usually associated with immunosuppression and gross abnormalities of haemopoiesis.

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[Neonatal arthritis of the hip due to group B streptococcus].

The authors describe a case of neonatal osteoarthritis of the hip due to group B streptococcus and discuss the importance of recognizing this bacteria in the late focal infections of the newborn.

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