Spinal cord compression due to Brucella granuloma.
Central Nervous System (CNS) involvement during the course of Brucella infection is a rare clinical condition. In this article, a patient with a progressive paraparesis syndrome with spasticity, who was treated by medical methods and surgical intervention is analysed. This patient suffered from spinal cord compression in the thoracal region caused by a Brucella granuloma. The patient had no evidence of systemic Brucella infection.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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Göksel
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Sener
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Alp
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D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D014421:Turkey