Noncontiguous multifocal brucellar spondylitis involving the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine: A case report

Brucellosis is a zoonosis infectious disease, brucellar spondylitis primarily infects the lumbar, the cervical is uncommon. Multiple-level involvement is extremely rare. This report describes a 46-year-old man with noncontiguous multifocal brucellar spondylitis involving the cervical, thoracic, and...

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Published inRadiology of Infectious Diseases Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 78 - 80
Main Authors Wang, Rong, Xu, XiangJiu, Huang, Gang, Zuo, Xiaona, Zhang, Li
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.06.2017
Subjects
Brucellosis
Cervical
MRI
Multifocal
Spondylitis
Spondylitis
Multifocal
Brucellosis
MRI
Cervical
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Summary:Brucellosis is a zoonosis infectious disease, brucellar spondylitis primarily infects the lumbar, the cervical is uncommon. Multiple-level involvement is extremely rare. This report describes a 46-year-old man with noncontiguous multifocal brucellar spondylitis involving the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. Brucellar spondylitis is difficult to diagnose. Routine laboratory findings for the disease have little diagnostic value. Manifestations and radiological features are usually nonspecific. Radiological features of brucellar spondylitis are similar to tuberculous spondylitis and pyogenic spondylitis. MRI findings have diagnostic value. Suspicious patients with unexplained fever, musculoskeletal complaints at risk of infection should be considered.
ISSN:2352-6211
DOI:10.1016/j.jrid.2016.08.001