Brucellosis in spondyloarthritis mimicking an exacerbation
Authors
Yesim Garip; Filiz Eser; Sukran Erten; Ozlem Yilmaz; Pelin Yildirim;
Spondyloarthritis are a group of chronic inflammatory diseases that affect the axial skeleton, entheses and peripheral joints and may have extraarticular manifestations such as uveitis, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease. Brucellosis is a systemic infectious disease, endemic in Middle East, Latin America, and Mediterranean countries, which may present manifestations that resemble other diseases posing serious problems of differential diagnosis. Some hallmarks of Brucellosis may mimic a spondyloarthritis flare. In this paper, authors present a clinical case of brucellosis occurring in a patient with spondyloarthritis. Clinical symptoms initially mimicked exacerbation of spondyloarthritis
Yesim Garip
Ankara Basak Medical Center
Filiz Eser
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
Sukran Erten
Yildirim Beyazit University
Ozlem Yilmaz
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
Pelin Yildirim
Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital
Ankara Basak Medical Center
Filiz Eser
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
Sukran Erten
Yildirim Beyazit University
Ozlem Yilmaz
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
Pelin Yildirim
Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital