Scintigraphic evaluation of lumbosacral pain in brucellosis.
Low back pain is the most frequent rheumatologic manifestation of brucellosis. The diagnosis of brucellar sacroiliitis is hampered by the poor specificity of the clinical data and the poor sensitivity of the radiologic data. In this report, we show that scintigraphy not only increases the sensitivity but also allows an earlier diagnosis of disease and permits the detection of osteoarticular brucellar involvement in areas adjacent to the sacroiliac joint.
Cordero-Sánchez
M
M
Internal Medicine Service No. III, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Salamanca, Spain.
Alvarez-Ruiz
S
S
López-Ochoa
J
J
Garcia-Talavera
J R
JR
D001416:Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate