A case of brucella spondylodiscitis with extended, multiple-level involvement

OZDEN M. F., DEMIRDIAG K., KALKAN A., Ozdemir H., YUEE P.

SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.98, no.2, pp.229-231, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 98 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/01.smj.0000152755.07937.60
  • Journal Name: SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.229-231
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Brucellosis is a zoonosis that affects several organs and has a protean presentation. The authors report the case of a 61-year-old mate patient with brucellar spondylodiscitis involving several vertebrae and a paravertebral abscess localized in the erector spinae muscle. Diagnosis was made by positive blood culture and MRI. No relapse was seen with a combined treatment (doxycycline/rifampin) for 3 months, followed by doxycycline alone for 6 months. Almost all radiologic findings disappeared at the end of a 1-year follow-up without any further treatment.