| Surgical management of cervical spinal epidural abscess caused by Brucella melitensis : report of two cases and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 22949972 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Spinal epidural abscess, if especially caused by Brucellosis is a very rare disease which is usually a consequence of spondylodiscitis. The spinal column can be affected at any joint; however, the lumbar spine is the most common region, especially at the level of the L4-5 and L5-S1. The frequency of spinal involvement usually seen at the lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine respectively. As an occupational disease in farmers, veterinaries, butchers, laboratory staff and shepherds, brucellosis can also occur by direct contact to animals and infected materials or ingestion of raw cheese, milk or unpasteurized milk products. In this study, we presented two cases with cervical spinal epidural abscess caused by brucella melitensis, which was successfully treated by surgical approach. Initial treatment was combined with antibiotic therapy after the surgery for 3 months. |
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Mehmet Ali Ekici; Zühtü Ozbek; Abdülkerim Gökoğlu; Ahmet Menkü |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-06-30 |
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Title: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society Volume: 51 ISSN: 1598-7876 ISO Abbreviation: J Korean Neurosurg Soc Publication Date: 2012 Jun |
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Created Date: 2012-09-05 Completed Date: 2012-09-06 Revised Date: 2012-09-28 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101467054 Medline TA: J Korean Neurosurg Soc Country: Korea (South) |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 383-7 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Neurosurgery, Şevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital, Mimar Sinan Ward. Emniyet Avenue, Bursa, Turkey. |
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