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Spinal enstrümantasyon öyküsü olan bir hastada geç tanı konulan brusella spondiliti

Delayed brucellar spondylitis in a patient with a history of spinal instrumentation

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151–155
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An early diagnosis will help to prevent the development of more severe complications such as spinal cord compression.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: To present and discuss some of the diff iculties in the diagnosis of brucellar spondylitis.
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Key Findings & Data:Diagnosis was established by history and a compatible clinical picture together with a standard tube agglutination titer of ≥1/160 of antibodies for brucellosis.
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Conclusion & Impact:An early diagnosis will help to prevent the development of more severe complications such as spinal cord compression.
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Objective: To present and discuss some of the diff iculties in the diagnosis of brucellar spondylitis. Case Report: We report a patient with low back pain and pain in both hip, misdiagnosed as having a delayed infection after spinal instrumentation who actually suff ered from brucellar spondylitis. Diagnosis was established by history and a compatible clinical picture together with a standard tube agglutination titer of ≥1/160 of antibodies for brucellosis. The patient was treated with oral doxycycline and ciprofl oxacin combination. Conclusion: An early diagnosis of brucellar spondylitis can often be diff icult. In endemic regions, as in the case of our country, brucellar spondylitis should always be considered in the diff erential diagnosis of older patients with back pain and constitutional symptoms. An early diagnosis will help to prevent the development of more severe complications such as spinal cord compression.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada brusellar spondilit teşhisinde karşılaşılan güçlüklerin tartışması amaçlanmıştır. Vaka Sunumu: Her iki kalça ve bel ağrısı şikayeti ile spinal enstrümantasyon sonrası geçikmiş enfeksiyon teşhisi konan, ancak aslında brucellar spondilit olan bir olgu sunulmuştur. Hastaya brusellosis için standart tüp aglutinasyon testi titresinin ≥1/160 olmasının yanı sıra hikayesi ve uyumlu klinik tablo ile teşhis konulmuştur. Hasta oral doksisiklin ve ciprofl oksasin kombinasyonu ile tedavi edilmiştir. Tartışma: Brucellar spondilitisin erken teşhisi zor olabilir. Bu vakada olduğu gibi endemik bölgelerde, yapısal semptomları ve sırt ağrısı olan hastaların ayırıcı tanılarında brucellar spondilitis mutlaka göz önünde bulundurulmalıdır. Erken teşhis, spinal kord kompresyonu gibi daha ciddi komplikasyonların gelişmesini de önleyecektir.

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OFLUOĞLU, A. E., AYDOĞAN, M. (2013). Spinal enstrümantasyon öyküsü olan bir hastada geç tanı konulan brusella spondiliti. Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery, Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 2, 151–155. https://ajindex.com/articles/214367

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