Publication: BRUCELLAR SPONDYLITIS MIMICKING LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION - CASE-REPORT
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1995
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STOCKTON PRESS
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In this paper, a patient with brucellar spondylitis who was initially diagnosed as having a lumbar disc herniation is presented. As the disc tissue enlarges in the early stages of discitis because of the inflammatory reaction, it may compress the related root(s) mimicking a disc herniation. For this reason infectious discitis, as in our case, should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of the radicular symptoms caused by a disc herniation. The crucial role of magnetic resonance imaging in making the differential diagnosis of the case is especially emphasized.
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BRUCELLOSIS, SPONDYLITIS, LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION, MRI STUDY