Paravertebral abscess and neurological deficits in cervical brucellar spondylitis
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1020-3397,1687-1634
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.4.448