Journal article
Brucella Osteomyelitis of the Proximal Tibia: A Case Report
The Iowa orthopaedic journal, Vol.24, pp.30-32
2004
PMCID: PMC1888417
PMID: 15296202
Appears in Diamond Open Access
Abstract
Brucellosis is a disease of domestic and wild animals that is transmittable to humans. Although endemic in some parts of the world, brucellosis is an uncommon human pathogen in the United States. The clinical presentation of brucellosis is nonspecific, and brucella osteomyelitis can produce lytic lesions on radiographs that resemble neoplasm. Diagnosis can therefore be difficult unless a high index of suspicion is maintained. We present a case of brucella osteomyelitis of the proximal tibia that demonstrates these features.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Brucella Osteomyelitis of the Proximal Tibia: A Case Report
- Creators
- Timothy P Fowler - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Orthopaedics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, 356-2595, timothy-fowler@uiowa.eduJay Keener - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Orthopaedics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, 356-2595Joseph A Buckwalter - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Orthopaedics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, 356-2595, joseph-buckwalter@uiowa.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Iowa orthopaedic journal, Vol.24, pp.30-32
- PMID
- 15296202
- PMCID
- PMC1888417
- NLM abbreviation
- Iowa Orthop J
- ISSN
- 1541-5457
- eISSN
- 1555-1377
- Publisher
- Dept. of Orthopaedics, The University of Iowa; United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2004
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984040535802771
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