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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2021

Lumbar and sacral brucellosis due to queso fresco ingestion.

Cassandra Krause, Michael Chang, Jennifer Veltman, Xian Luo-Owen, Esther Kim, Olumide Danisa, Ahmed M Abou-Zamzam, Kaushik Mukherjee

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cassandra KrauseDepartment of Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Michael ChangDepartment of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Jennifer VeltmanDepartment of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Xian Luo-OwenUniversity Medical Center, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Esther KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA, USA.
Olumide DanisaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Ahmed M Abou-ZamzamDepartment of Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Kaushik MukherjeeDepartment of Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Loma Linda University · USLoma Linda University Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brucellosis is rare in the USA, with 100-200 cases reported annually. In this case we illustrate the complex management of spinal brucellosis. A 22-year-old male presented with 3 months of low back pain. Imaging revealed osteomyelitis/diskitis of L5/S1 and abscesses involving the pre-vertebral, epidural and pelvic recesses. Initial biopsies were inconclusive, but the patient later endorsed eating unpasteurized cheese (queso fresco) from Mexico; therefore,

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