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KMID : 0361420120360020282
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2012 Volume.36 No. 2 p.282 ~ p.286
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Back Pain Secondary to Brucella Spondylitis in the Lumbar Region
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Lim Kil-Byung
Kwak Yee-Gyung
Kim Dug-Young
Kim Young-Sup
Kim Jeong-A
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Abstract
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Brucellosis is a systemic, infectious disease caused by the bacterial genus Brucella and a common zoonosis that still remains a major health problem in certain parts of the world such as the Mediterranean region, the Middle East, and Latin America. It may involve multiple organs and tissues. Osteoarticular involvement is the most frequent complication of brucellosis, in which the diagnosis of brucellar spondylitis is often diffi cult since the clinical presentation may be obscured by many other conditions. Th ere are only a few reports on brucellar spondylitis in Korea. Here, we report a case of spondylitis due to brucella in an elderly male.
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KEYWORD
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Brucella, Spondylitis, Back pain
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