Brucellar spondylodiscitis: noncontiguous multifocal involvement of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine

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 descr...

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Published in:Clinical imaging 2006-05, Vol.30 (3), p.214-217
Main Authors: Raptopoulou, Amalia, Karantanas, Apostolos H., Poumboulidis, Kiriakos, Grollios, Georgios, Raptopoulou-Gigi, Maria, Garyfallos, Alexandros
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
Biological and medical sciences
Brucella
Brucellosis - complications
Brucellosis - diagnosis
Brucellosis - drug therapy
Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Cervical Vertebrae - pathology
Discitis - diagnosis
Discitis - drug therapy
Discitis - microbiology
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Diseases of the spine
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Low Back Pain - etiology
Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
MRI
Multifocal location
Neck Pain - etiology
Radiography
Radionuclide Imaging
Rare Diseases
Spine - diagnostic imaging
Spine - microbiology
Spondylodiscitis
Thoracic Vertebrae - pathology
Treatment Outcome
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0899-7071
1873-4499
DOI:10.1016/j.clinimag.2005.10.006