Diagnosis and Management of a Rare Case of Infective Spondylodiscitis Caused by Brucella Abortus
| Title: | Diagnosis and Management of a Rare Case of Infective Spondylodiscitis Caused by Brucella Abortus |
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| Authors: | Pankaj Sharma, Amit Kale, Raj Pawar, Archit Gupta |
| Source: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 18, Iss 12, Pp 04-06 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: | abscess, antibiotic therapy, infection, spine, zoonotic disease, Medicine |
| More Details: | Brucella fever also called as Bangs disease or Malta fever is a relatively uncommon Zoonotic illness which is on the rise in many parts of India. The disease often presents in humans with constitutional symptoms such as fever, malaise, weight loss or generalised body weakness, but is not limited to this in all cases. The present case report involves a 47-year-old female who presented to the Orthopaedic Outpatient Department of a tertiary care centre with complaints of fever and low backache and was diagnosed as a case of Brucellar Spondylodiscitis after careful history taking revealing an exposure to cattle in her household. Brucellosis should also be considered as a differential diagnosis to Tuberculosis (TB) and thoroughly investigated through a detailed medical history and radiological imaging. Effective management can be achieved with a multidisciplinary team, including orthopaedic surgeons, infection specialists, radiologists and microbiologists, as was done in the present case to ensure a favourable outcome. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| Relation: | https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/20415/75811_CE[Ra1]_QC(RD)_F(IS)_PF1(RI_SHU)_redo_PFA_NC(IS)_PN(IS).pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2249-782X; https://doaj.org/toc/0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2024/75811.20415 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/8c730269caee4c4f8b356bb36c91df6a |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.8c730269caee4c4f8b356bb36c91df6a |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 2249782X 0973709X |
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| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2024/75811.20415 |
| Published in: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
| Language: | English |