Affiliations: [a] Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey | [b] Department of Radiology, School of Radiology, Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey | [c] Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ministry of Health, Elazig Education and Research Hospital, Elaziǧ, Turkey | [d] Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey
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Address for correspondence: Assoc. Prof. Kemal Nas, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dicle University, Medical School, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Tel./Fax: +90 412 2488579; E-mail: knas@dicle.edu.tr
Abstract: We have presented a patient of 71-year-age with brucellar spondylodiscitis, involving the cervical spine, especially the C3–C4 segment. The patient had painful percussion of the cervical spine and passive mobilization of the neck, decreased range of motion, and cervical paravertebral tenderness; but no abnormalities observed on neurological examination. Wright agglutination test for brucella was positive at 1/320. Cervical localization for brucellar spondylodiscitis is an unusual case and should be detected and treated as early as possible. In endemic regions, spinal involvement of brucellosis should be considered in cases with fever, neck and low back pain.
