title: Fever after traumatic spinal cord injury: a case of Brucella sepsis.
abstract: Fever during acute rehabilitation in patients with a spinal cord injury is a common problem. Infection, typically of the urinary or respiratory tract, is the most frequent cause of fever in these circumstances. We report a case of Brucella sepsis as a cause of fever in a patient with a spinal cord injury who was undergoing acute rehabilitation. We discuss the epidemiology, differential diagnosis, and evaluation of fever in persons with Brucella infection, as well as fever in patients with a spinal cord injury in the acute rehabilitation setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 East Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611(∗). Electronic address: zmccormick@ric.org.
authors.forename: Zack
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: McCormick
authors.forename: Meaghan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents