Brucella arthritis in adults: report on forty eight patients

ABSTRACT

Awareness of the presence of brucellosis and its musculoskeletal manifestations has grown in Kuwait over the past 10 years. In this prospective study, 48 patients with Brucella arthritis were followed up for a period of 2 years or more. Treatment with a combination of tetracycline and streptomycin resulted in prompt recovery. Relapses occurred in 2 patients, but they recovered on being given a second course of treatment