Brucella Spondylodiscitis Complicated with Abscess: Case Report

Rheumatology outpatient clinic referrals low back pain accounts for a significant proportion. Spondylodiscitis is rarely among the etiologies of pain cases of low back pain. Spondylodiscitis is a condition which disc and vertebral corpus are affected together with inflammatory process. Spondylodiscitis may be caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Brucella. In the differential diagnosis; destruction of the vertebral column due to tumor, fractures, spondyloarthropathies can be considered. Brucella is one of the notable causes of spondylodiscitis, although it is reported with different prevalence in different countries. Brucella is endemic in Turkey. Although Brucella involves vertebral structures, it is very rare for it to be complicated with abscess. In our case report, brucella spondylodiscitis complicated with abscess and detected in a patient presenting to the rheumatology outpatient clinic with pain will be discussed.