title: Brucellar discitis as a cause of lumbar disc herniation: a case report.
abstract: Brucellosis is an infectious disease spread by consumption of non-pasteurized milk products or through contact with infected animals. Spinal involvement is one of the most important complications and the lumbar area is the most frequently affected site. Among the neurological consequences, nerve root compression can be a result of epidural abscess, granuloma or discitis secondary to vertebral body involvement. In this case report we present a 50-year-old male patient with brucellar discitis without spondylitis which caused lumbar disc herniation. We want to emphasize that discitis should also be considered in differential diagnosis of nerve root compression in suspected cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Aykan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akar
authors.forename: Erdinç
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Civelek
authors.forename: Berkay
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Köksay
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kabatas
authors.forename: Tufan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cansever
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Caner
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D015299:Discitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012585:Sciatica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents