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Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Human Brucellar Spondylodiscitis
Published on: May 23, 2021
Cervical spine epidural abscess caused by brucellosis: A case report and literature review
Misagh Shafizad1, Saeid Ehteshami1, Hamidreza Shojaei1
1Department of Neurosurgery Imam Khomeini Hospital Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Sari Mazandaran Iran.
Abstract:
We report a rare case of epidural abscess at the cervical 5-cervical 6 (C5-C6) levels. The patient underwent surgery with complete abscess removal through C6 vertebral body corpectomy. The result of bacteriological culture was Brucella melitensis. Brucellosis must be considered as a possible cause of epidural abscess in patients from endemic area.
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