Cervical spine epidural abscess caused by brucellosis: A case report and literature review

Abstract

Abstract We report a rare case of epidural abscess at the cervical 5‐cervical 6 (C5–C6) levels. The patient underwent surgery with complete abscess removal through C6 vertebral body corpectomy. The result of bacteriological culture was Brucella melitensis. Brucellosis must be considered as a possible cause of epidural abscess in patients from endemic area.

Keywords

• brucellosis
• corpectomy
• epidural abscess
• spine