Brucellar spondylitis mimicking lumbar disc herniation. Case report.
Paraplegia
; 33(3): 167-9, 1995 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-7784122
ABSTRACT
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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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Espondilitis
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Desplazamiento del Disco Intervertebral
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Año:
1995
Tipo del documento:
Article