Abstract
Brucellosis is a disease that is common all over the world and that indicates the involvement of many organs and systems. In this article, the aim is to discuss a patient who was referred to our clinic because of fever and back pain; the patient’s diagnosis of brucellar spondylodiscitis was based on MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and clinical suspicion. We report a case of Brucellar spondylodiscitis in a 58-year-old male patient complaining of back pain for approximately 5 months was treated in various clinics. The patient was also was directed to spinal MRI Especially for people living in endemic areas, symptoms of fever and back pain should be considered potential signs of brucellosis in the differential diagnosis.
Abstract
Brucellosis is a disease that is common all over the world and that indicates the involvement of many organs and systems. In this article, the aim is to discuss a patient who was referred to our clinic because of fever and back pain; the patient’s diagnosis of brucellar spondylodiscitis was based on MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and clinical suspicion. We report a case of Brucellar spondylodiscitis in a 58-year-old male patient complaining of back pain for approximately 5 months was treated in various clinics. The patient was also was directed to spinal MRI Especially for people living in endemic areas, symptoms of fever and back pain should be considered potential signs of brucellosis in the differential diagnosis.
Details
| Journal Section | Olgu Sunumları |
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| Authors | |
| Publication Date | January 3, 2017 |
| Submission Date | August 22, 2016 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2016 Volume: 7 Issue: 3 |
SDÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, makalenin gönderilmesi ve yayınlanması dahil olmak üzere hiçbir aşamada herhangi bir ücret talep etmemektedir. Dergimiz, bilimsel araştırmaları okuyucuya ücretsiz sunmanın bilginin küresel paylaşımını artıracağı ilkesini benimseyerek, içeriğine anında açık erişim sağlamaktadır.