title: A case of brucella spondylodiscitis with extended, multiple-level involvement.
abstract: Brucellosis is a zoonosis that affects several organs and has a protean presentation. The authors report the case of a 61-year-old male patient with brucellar spondylodiscitis involving several vertebrae and a paravertebral abscess localized in the erector spinae muscle. Diagnosis was made by positive blood culture and MRI. No relapse was seen with a combined treatment (doxycycline/rifampin) for 3 months, followed by doxycycline alone for 6 months. Almost all radiologic findings disappeared at the end of a 1-year follow-up without any further treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey. ozdenm44@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozden
authors.forename: Kutbettin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Demirdag
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalkan
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yuce
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002002:Brucella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015299:Discitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin