Brucellar Spondylitis. |
Hong Jae Lee, Jin Woo Hur, Jong Won Lee, Sang Rok Lee |
1Department of Neurosurgery, Cheongju Saint Mary's Hospital, Cheongju, Korea. somalh@nate.com 2Department of Internal medicine, Cheongju Saint Mary's Hospital, Cheongju, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
The incidence of Brucellosis is increasing in Korea.
Spondylitis is the most frequent complication, but it is difficult to diagnose because its clinical symptoms are non-specific. It should therefore be included in the differential diagnosis of back pain. We report three rare cases of brucellar spondylitis successfully treated by medical and surgical therapy. |
Key Words:
Brucellosis; Spondylitis |
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