In this study, we aimed to assess the clinical, laboratory and radiological findings of vertebral involvement in @entity3377 . Fourteen @entity1 diagnosed with @entity1511 and @entity1512 due to @entity3377 were included in the study. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or scintigraphy were used to diagnose the vertebral involvement. The control group consisted of 20 @entity1 with @entity3377 but no vertebral involvement. The clinical, laboratory, and radiological findings of both groups were compared. The prevalence of vertebra involvement in @entity3377 was found to be 7.5%. Of the 14 study @entity1 , two had thoracic, ten had lumbar, and two had both lumbar and sacral vertebral involvement. The associated pathologies were @entity1512 , narrowing in the intervertebral space, @entity32 or abscess formation in the paravertebral soft tissue, and @entity5040 formation. None of the @entity1 had a collapsed vertebral body, @entity85 , or @entity32 in the epidural space. In conclusion, the possibility of vertebral involvement should be remembered in chronic @entity3377 , particularly in elderly @entity1 who present with back @entity158 or tenderness over the spine. A high index of suspicion and clinical, laboratory, and radiological examinations help confirm the diagnosis of vertebral involvement.

Brucellosis of the spine: evaluation of the clinical, laboratory, and radiological findings of 14 XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity32 :: ('MESH:D007249', 'Disease') :: ['inflammation'] @entity3377 :: ('MESH:D002006', 'Disease') :: ['brucellosis'] @entity1512 :: ('MESH:D015299', 'Disease') :: ['spondylodiscitis'] @entity5040 :: ('MESH:D054850', 'Disease') :: ['osteophyte'] @entity1511 :: ('MESH:D013166', 'Disease') :: ['spondylitis'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity85 :: ('MESH:D009140', 'Disease') :: ['angulation deformity']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
