Cervical Spine Epidural Abscess Caused by Brucellosis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Misagh Shafizad, Saeid Ehteshami, Hamidreza Shojaei, Reza Jalili Khoshnoud
2021 · doi:10.22541/au.163523155.58934246/v1
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This case report and literature review describe a cervical epidural abscess caused by Brucella melitensis, highlighting the need to consider brucellosis in patients from endemic areas.

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We report a rare case of cervical epidural abscess at the C5-C6 levels. The patient underwent surgery with complete abscess removal through C6 vertebral body corpectomy. The result of bacteriological culture was Brucella melitensis. Brucellosis must be considered as a possible cause of epidural abscess in patients from endemic area.

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