Journals / Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Tıp Dergisi / 2026 / Volume: 12 Issue: 1

Brucella Spondylodiscitis Complicated with Abscess: Case Report

Nihal Karayer(MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-9618-2835
Sami Özgül(MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0009-0008-7398-780X
Gönen Mengi(MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-5804-5680
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2025-04-30
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In our case report, brucella spondylodiscitis complicated with abscess and detected in a patient presenting to the rheumatology outpatient clinic with pain will be discussed.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Rheumatology outpatient clinic referrals low back pain accounts for a significant proportion.
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Key Findings & Data:Spondylodiscitis is rarely among the etiologies of pain cases of low back pain.
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Conclusion & Impact:In our case report, brucella spondylodiscitis complicated with abscess and detected in a patient presenting to the rheumatology outpatient clinic with pain will be discussed.
🔬Design:Case Report
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Abscess · Low Back Pain · Brucella

Abstract

Rheumatology outpatient clinic referrals low back pain accounts for a significant proportion. Spondylodiscitis is rarely among the etiologies of pain cases of low back pain. Spondylodiscitis is a condition which disc and vertebral corpus are affected together with inflammatory process. Spondylodiscitis may be caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Brucella. In the differential diagnosis; destruction of the vertebral column due to tumor, fractures, spondyloarthropathies can be considered. Brucella is one of the notable causes of spondylodiscitis, although it is reported with different prevalence in different countries. Brucella is endemic in Turkey. Although Brucella involves vertebral structures, it is very rare for it to be complicated with abscess. In our case report, brucella spondylodiscitis complicated with abscess and detected in a patient presenting to the rheumatology outpatient clinic with pain will be discussed.

Özet

Romatoloji poliklinik başvurularının önemli bir kısmını bel ağrısı oluşturmaktadır. Spondilodiskit nadiren bel ağrılı olguların etiyolojileri arasında yer almaktadır. Spondilodiskit, disk ve vertebral korpusun inflamatuar süreçle birlikte etkilendiği bir durumdur. Spondilodiskite Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Brucella neden olabilir. Ayırıcı tanıda; vertebral kolonun tümöre bağlı harabiyeti, kırıklar, spondiloartropatiler düşünülebilir. Brusella, farklı ülkelerde farklı prevalanslarda bildirilmesine rağmen spondilodiskitin önemli nedenlerinden biridir. Brusella Türkiye'de endemiktir. Brusella vertebral yapıları tutmasına rağmen apse ile komplike olması çok nadirdir. Olgu sunumumuzda romatoloji polikliniğine ağrı şikayeti ile başvuran bir hastada tespit edilen ve apse ile komplike olan brusella spondilodiskiti tartışılacaktır.

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Karayer, N., Özgül, S., Mengi, G. (2025). Brucella Spondylodiscitis Complicated with Abscess: Case Report. Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Tıp Dergisi, Volume: 12 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.47572/muskutd.1511518

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