Brucellar spondylitis mimicking lumbar disc herniation. Case report.
In this paper, a patient with brucellar spondylitis who was initially diagnosed as having a lumbar disc herniation is presented. As the disc tissue enlarges in the early stages of discitis because of the inflammatory reaction, it may compress the related root(s) mimicking a disc herniation. For this reason infectious discitis, as in our case, should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of the radicular symptoms caused by a disc herniation. The crucial role of magnetic resonance imaging in making the differential diagnosis of the case is especially emphasized.
Kiliç
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Marmara University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ozer
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Ozgen
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Pamir
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed