Brucellae osteoarthritis on the head of the femur.
We present an 11-year-old boy with Brucellae osteoarthritis on caput femoris. We therefore emphasize the importance of Brucellae osteoarthritis and in particular bone scintigraphy in the diagnosis of childhood monoarthritis.
Kalman
Süleyman
S
Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Pediatrics, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey. suleymankalman@yahoo.com
Sakallioglu
Onur
O
Altunbas
Ahmet
A
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents