title: Brucellar spondylodiscitis: noncontiguous multifocal involvement of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.
abstract: Brucellosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution presenting with a wide clinical spectrum. Brucellosis can involve any organ or system. The axial skeleton is the most common site of involvement with a frequency ranging from 2% to 53%. Multiple-level spinal involvements are rare. This report describes the first case of noncontiguous synchronous multifocal involvement of all cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions in a patient with brucellar spondylodiscitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion 71110, Greece.
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raptopoulou
authors.forename: Apostolos H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Karantanas
authors.forename: Kiriakos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Poumboulidis
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grollios
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raptopoulou-Gigi
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garyfallos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents