2022-04-252022-04-2519950031-1758https://hdl.handle.net/11424/263520In 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.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBRUCELLOSISSPONDYLITISLUMBAR DISC HERNIATIONMRI STUDYotherWOS:A1995QK7580001110.1038/sc.1995.377784122