Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1958;40:1380-1388.
© 1958 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Brucellosis Myelopathy
WALTER GANADO M.D., M.R.C.P.1 and
ALFRED JOHN CRAIG M.D., F.R.C.S.1
1 Royal University of Malta and St. Luke's Hospital, Valletta
A small percentage of patients, suffering from brucellosis, experience extradural cord compression from spondylitis. It is important to recognize brucellosis early in these patients. Prognosis can be good when rest and appropriate antibiotics are administered in time.