title: Brucella disc infection mimicking lumbar disc herniation: a case report.
abstract: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease and still a major health problem in many geographical areas. In this paper a forty year-old woman with spinal brucellosis associated with epidural abscess formation and mimicking lumbar disc herniation is presented. Compression of spinal nerve root(s) by epidural masses due to brucella disc infection is a rare condition and should be kept in mind in differential diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation. The crucial role of magnetic resonance imaging in differential diagnosis is also emphasised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara State Hospital, Ulucanlar, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozgocmen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ardicoglu
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy