Brucellar discitis as a cause of lumbar disc herniation: a case report
- department of neurosurgery
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Abstract
Brucellosis is an infectious disease spread by consumption of non-pasteurized milk products or through contact with infected animals. Spinal involvement is one of the most important complications and the lumbar area is the most frequently affected site. Among the neurological consequences, nerve root compression can be a result of epidural abscess, granuloma or discitis secondary to vertebral body involvement.
In this case report we present a 50-year-old male patient with brucellar discitis without spondylitis which caused lumbar disc herniation.
We want to emphasize that discitis should also be considered in differential diagnosis of nerve root compression in suspected cases.
Abstract
Brucellosis is an infectious disease spread by consumption of non-pasteurized milk products or through contact with infected animals. Spinal involvement is one of the most important complications and the lumbar area is the most frequently affected site. Among the neurological consequences, nerve root compression can be a result of epidural abscess, granuloma or discitis secondary to vertebral body involvement.
In this case report we present a 50-year-old male patient with brucellar discitis without spondylitis which caused lumbar disc herniation.
We want to emphasize that discitis should also be considered in differential diagnosis of nerve root compression in suspected cases.
Keywords
brucellar discitis, lumbar disc herniation, spondylodiscitis
Title
Brucellar discitis as a cause of lumbar disc herniation: a case report
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Pages
516-519
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DOI
10.1016/S0028-3843(14)60143-2
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2010;44(5):516-519.
Keywords
brucellar discitis
lumbar disc herniation
spondylodiscitis
Authors
Cem Yilmaz
Aykan Akar
Erdinç Civelek
Berkay Köksay
Serdar Kabatas
Tufan Cansever
Hakan Caner