Radiological changes of bones and joints in brucellosis
Journal of the Faculty of Medicine-Baghdad. 1994; 36 (4): 583-96
in English
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| ID: emr-32934
ABSTRACT
Twenty-six patients with radiographic changes of brucella spondylitis and arthritis were studied. The diagnosis was based on clinical and serological tests. Of those 26 patients [12 males,14 females], the following spinal involvement was observed lumbar [15] patients, dorsal [1] patient, dorsolumbar patient [1] patient, cervical [6] patients. Periphral joint involvement included Knees [3 patients], hips [2 patients], shoulder [1 patient], unilateral sacroilitis [5 patients], multiple abnormalities [10 patients The main changes were destructive lesions in the vertebral bodies [usually marginal] with characteristic sclerotic reactions around them and proliferative marginal new bone formation; the disc space was usually narrow
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Arthritis
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Serology
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Spondylitis
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Radiography
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Fac. Med.-Baghdad
Year:
1994
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