title: Spinal brucellosis: a review.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Institut M T Kassab d'orthopédie, 2010 Ksar Said, Tunisia. bouaziz_mouna@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Mouna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chelli Bouaziz
authors.forename: Mohamed Fethi
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ladeb
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chakroun
authors.forename: Skander
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaabane
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media