Cervical Spine Spondylitis with an Epidural Abscess in a Patient with Brucellosis: A Case Report
Human brucellosis, the most prevalent zoonotic disease worldwide, is a systemic infection which can involve several organs. Among musculoskeletal complaints, spondylitis is the most frequent complication of brucellosis and primarily affects the lumbar and thoracic vertebrae. The involvement of the c...
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| author | Roushan Mohammad Reza Hasanjani Ebrahimpour Soheil Afshar Zeinab Mohseni Babazadeh Arefeh |
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| description | Human brucellosis, the most prevalent zoonotic disease worldwide, is a systemic infection which can involve several organs. Among musculoskeletal complaints, spondylitis is the most frequent complication of brucellosis and primarily affects the lumbar and thoracic vertebrae. The involvement of the cervical spine is infrequent. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24f44b15f22843458e482d149a25f09d2023-12-03T07:16:49ZengSciendoThe Journal of Critical Care Medicine2393-18172019-08-015310310610.2478/jccm-2019-0013jccm-2019-0013Cervical Spine Spondylitis with an Epidural Abscess in a Patient with Brucellosis: A Case ReportRoushan Mohammad Reza Hasanjani0Ebrahimpour Soheil1Afshar Zeinab Mohseni2Babazadeh Arefeh3Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R. IranInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R. IranDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IranInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R. IranHuman brucellosis, the most prevalent zoonotic disease worldwide, is a systemic infection which can involve several organs. Among musculoskeletal complaints, spondylitis is the most frequent complication of brucellosis and primarily affects the lumbar and thoracic vertebrae. The involvement of the cervical spine is infrequent.https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2019-0013cervical spine spondylitisbrucellosis |
| spellingShingle | Roushan Mohammad Reza Hasanjani Ebrahimpour Soheil Afshar Zeinab Mohseni Babazadeh Arefeh Cervical Spine Spondylitis with an Epidural Abscess in a Patient with Brucellosis: A Case Report The Journal of Critical Care Medicine cervical spine spondylitis brucellosis |
| title | Cervical Spine Spondylitis with an Epidural Abscess in a Patient with Brucellosis: A Case Report |
| title_full | Cervical Spine Spondylitis with an Epidural Abscess in a Patient with Brucellosis: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Cervical Spine Spondylitis with an Epidural Abscess in a Patient with Brucellosis: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cervical Spine Spondylitis with an Epidural Abscess in a Patient with Brucellosis: A Case Report |
| title_short | Cervical Spine Spondylitis with an Epidural Abscess in a Patient with Brucellosis: A Case Report |
| title_sort | cervical spine spondylitis with an epidural abscess in a patient with brucellosis a case report |
| topic | cervical spine spondylitis brucellosis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2019-0013 |
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