Paravertebral abscess formation and knee arthritis due to Brucellosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
| Autor: | S Ozgocmen, B Duyur, Hatice Rana Erdem |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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musculoskeletal diseases Knee arthritis medicine.medical_specialty education Arthritis Brucellosis Spinal Cord Diseases Arthritis Rheumatoid Immunopathology Humans Medicine Knee skin and connective tissue diseases Abscess Autoimmune disease Arthritis Infectious medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Magnetic resonance imaging General Medicine Middle Aged musculoskeletal system bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Dermatology Anti-Bacterial Agents Surgery Neurology Doxycycline Rheumatoid arthritis Streptomycin Neurology (clinical) business |
| Zdroj: | Spinal Cord. 39:554-556 |
| ISSN: | 1476-5624 1362-4393 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/sj.sc.3101193 |
| Popis: | To report a case of Brucellosis causing severe joint and vertebra destruction in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Ankara, Turkey.A 47-year-old man with a known diagnosis of (RA) for 5 years developed paravertebral and epidural abscesses and vertebral fractures and nerve root compression due to brucellosis. The patient underwent surgery for L3-L4 vertebra stabilisation and medical treatment for knee arthritis.It is important to be aware of the possibility of brucellosis in endemic areas, even among patients with a known diagnosis of RA presenting with clinical pictures that may be confused with a flare-up of the RA itself. Steroids and NSAIDs may have the potential to mask disease manifestations. |
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