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In this paper, a patient with brucellar spondylitis who was initially diagnosed as having a lumbar disc herniation is presented. As the disc tissue enlarges in the early stages of discitis because of the inflammatory reaction, it may compress the related root(s) mimicking a disc herniation. For this reason infectious discitis, as in our case, should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of the radicular symptoms caused by a disc herniation. The crucial role of magnetic resonance imaging in making the differential diagnosis of the case is especially emphasized.
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Kiliç, T., Özer, A., Özgen, S. et al. Brucellar spondylitis mimicking lumbar disc herniation. Case report. Spinal Cord 33, 167–169 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1995.37
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