Franco-Huerta M, Martínez-Marcos FJ, Borrachero-Garro C, Rodríguez-Sánchez J, Javier Carrasco-Sánchez FJ. Brucellar spondylodiscitis in the emergency department. Emergencias. 2009;21:386-8
Summary
Low back pain is a key symptom of infectious spondylodiscitis, a condition that may be
overlooked if attention is not focused on the patient’s medical history and the initial set
of tests. We report the cases of 2 patients diagnosed with spondylodiscitis due to Brucella
species who came to the emergency department because of low back pain. We review
the presenting symptoms of this complication and the diagnostic methods used, and
pay particular attention to the treatment that should be initiated in the emergency
