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SPINAL AND TESTICULAR SOFT TISSUE INVOLVEMENT CAUSED BY BRUCELLOSIS: A CASE REPORT
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Case Report
VOLUME: 21 ISSUE: 1
P: 79-84
January 2010

SPINAL AND TESTICULAR SOFT TISSUE INVOLVEMENT CAUSED BY BRUCELLOSIS: A CASE REPORT

J Turk Spinal Surg 2010;21(1):79-84
Güle ÇINAR 1
Ebru US 2
Aysun YALÇI 1
Osman MEMİKOĞLU 1
Halil KURT 1
1. Ankara University School of Medicine, Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Department, Ankara, Turkey
2. Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey
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ABSTRACT

Brucellosis is a systemic infection, caused by facultative intra-cellular bacteria of the genus Brucella, that can involve many organs and tissues. We present a 42-year old man with spinal and testicular soft tissue involvement caused by brucellosis. Complete recovery was achieved after 12 weeks triple antibiotic treatment.

Keywords:
Brucellosis, spinal brucellosis, testicular infection, treatment