Brucellosis of the spine affecting multiple non-contiguous levels.

Abstract	Brucellosis is a systemic, endemic infection with spondylitis constituting a severe form of the disease, posing a risk of neurological sequelae. It most commonly affects the lumbar spine. This article presents a case of a patient with brucellar spondylodiscitis, affecting simultaneously the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, who had responded well to conservative management.
Authors	Constantinos Charalambides, Kyriakos Papademetriou, Spyros Sgouros, Damianos Sakas
Journal	British journal of neurosurgery (Br J Neurosurg) Vol. 24 Issue 5 Pg. 589-91 (Oct 2010) ISSN: 1360-046X [Electronic] England
PMID	20707678 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Anti-Bacterial Agents
Topics	Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use) Brucellosis (complications, diagnosis, drug therapy) Discitis (diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology) Greece Humans Lumbar Vertebrae Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Thoracic Vertebrae Treatment Outcome

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