Spinal brucellosis: a review.
Brucellosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution, relatively frequent in Mediterranean countries and in the Middle East. It is a systemic infection, caused by facultative intra-cellular bacteria of the genus Brucella, that can involve many organs and tissues. The spine is the most common site of musculoskeletal involvement, followed by the sacroiliac joints. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical, biological and imaging features of spinal brucellosis.
Chelli Bouaziz
Mouna
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Department of Radiology, Institut M T Kassab d'orthopédie, 2010 Ksar Said, Tunisia. bouaziz_mouna@yahoo.fr
Ladeb
Mohamed Fethi
MF
Chakroun
Mohamed
M
Chaabane
Skander
S
D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media