Brucellar aortitis and brucellar spondylitis

Brucellar spondylitis presenting as right hypochondrial pain.

A 24 year old Yugoslavian woman, who had lived in Britain for 18 months, presented with right loin pain, dysuria, and frequency of micturition of two months' duration. After collection of a urine sample co-trimoxazole tablets were prescribed. No bacterial growth was obtained from the urine culture. Six days later she was admitted to a surgical ward with intense right hypochondrial pain of a col...

Paravertebral abscess and neurological deficits in cervical brucellar spondylitis.

Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection with a worldwide distribution, endemic in the Mediterranean region, and is associated with high morbidity in humans [1,2]. Osteoarticular complications are the most common focal complications of Brucella spp. infection [3]. These complications commonly affect the axial skeleton, with vertebral spondylitis accounting for 35%–50% of all osteoarticular complicat...

A case of brucellar spondylitis with lumbar spondylolisthesis.

A 46-year-old man was hospitalized with a 6-month history of severe low back pain in addition to weight loss, fatigue, and intermittent febrile symptoms for the past 4 weeks. Physical examination revealed painful and restricted low back movement. His temperature was 37.5°C. Laboratory values were as follows: white blood cell count: 9,600/mm3, hemoglobin: 13.5g/dl, erythrocyte sedimentation rate...

Comparison of Pyogenic, Tuberculous and Brucellar Spondylitis during 10 Years in a Central City of Iran

Introduction: Spondylitis is a serious disease caused by a variety of pathogens. The identification of spondylitis etiologies is a very important medical issue. This study was conducted to compare clinical, laboratory and radiological features of the patients with tuberculous (TS), brucellar (BS) and pyogenic spondylitis (PS) in a central city of Iran. Methods: In this retrospective study, we o...

Monarticular brucellar arthritis in children.