Brucellar discitis as a cause of lumbar disc herniation: A case report

Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 516-519

  Yilmaz, Cem ^a   Akar, Aykan ^a   Civelek, Erdinç ^a   Köksay, Berkay ^a   Kabatas, Serdar ^a   Cansever, Tufan ^a   Caner, Hakan ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucellar discitis; Lumbar disc herniation; Spondylodiscitis

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; SEROLOGY;

EID: 78149294344     PISSN: 00283843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3843(14)60143-2     Document Type: Article

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