Anybody ever heard of "kiskitis"?

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I'm editing a paper and came across this term in a bib item. I can't find it anywhere and wondered if it was a regional or even overseas term for something. Or maybe it's a typo, but I don't get any hints from the context. I'd ask the author but she's traveling out of the country and unavailable. Ideas? Or is this something that's gonna make me :facepalm: when I hear it?

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

My background is nephrology and my first thought is "discitis".

Could that be it?

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

Most likely a typo? I have no idea. Tell us when you find out.

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it's when you kiss infected kittens on the lips and catch their infections.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

It's something/ someone in World of Warcraft.....

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Google "kiskitis" and it asks do you mean "kiskutis" and a bunch of images of Easter bunnies pop up in.... some... language. Turkish?

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Specializes in Occupational Health; Adult ICU.

Kiskitis is another word for a peculiar form of cheilitis.

As any nurse knows there are many forms of cheilitis such as actinic, angular, eczematous, granulomatous and so on. Kiskitis is caused by overly aggressive kissing. One might think it's most readily observed amongst teens but this in not always true. For instance Norman said to Ethel in the movie On Golden Pond Wanna dance or would you rather just suck face?” Had Ethel acquiesced the outcome might well have been kiskitis.

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I found a pdf online from the Paralyzed Veterans of America that uses that term in the reference list

The reference, I believe, was later corrected. "Kiskitis" became "discitis."

The corrected reference is:

Postoperative Spinal Wound Infections and Postprocedural Discitis. J .Spinal Cord Med. 2007;30:441-451.

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