1. Brucellar spondylodiscitis: noncontiguous multifocal involvement of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.
- Author
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Raptopoulou A, Karantanas AH, Poumboulidis K, Grollios G, Raptopoulou-Gigi M, and Garyfallos A
- Subjects
- Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage, Brucellosis drug therapy, Cervical Vertebrae diagnostic imaging, Cervical Vertebrae pathology, Discitis drug therapy, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Low Back Pain etiology, Lumbar Vertebrae diagnostic imaging, Lumbar Vertebrae pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neck Pain etiology, Radiography, Radionuclide Imaging, Rare Diseases, Thoracic Vertebrae pathology, Treatment Outcome, Brucellosis complications, Brucellosis diagnosis, Discitis diagnosis, Discitis microbiology, Spine diagnostic imaging, Spine microbiology
- Abstract
Brucellosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution presenting with a wide clinical spectrum. Brucellosis can involve any organ or system. The axial skeleton is the most common site of involvement with a frequency ranging from 2% to 53%. Multiple-level spinal involvements are rare. This report describes the first case of noncontiguous synchronous multifocal involvement of all cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions in a patient with brucellar spondylodiscitis.
- Published
- 2006
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