Brucellosis X-Ray

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Overview

There is no specific X-ray finding associated with Brucellosis.

Brucellosis X-ray

There is no specific X-ray finding associated with Brucellosis, X-ray findings associated with focal localized involvement of Brucellosis include:[1]

Imaging studies of brucellosis include the following
X ray Chest X-ray
Vertebrae Involvement of Vertebrae by Brucellosis may present on X-ray has anterior erosions of the superior end plate and sclerosis of the entire vertebra.
Joints Septic arhtritic brucellosis can present lately with small pericapsular erosions, which may be visible on X ray

References

  1. Brucellosis "Dennis Kasper, Anthony Fauci, Stephen Hauser, Dan Longo, J. Larry Jameson, Joseph Loscalzo"Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19e Accessed on December 9th, 2017
  2. FAO/WHO/OIE Brucellosis in humans and animals. WHO (2006). http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/Brucellosis.pdf Accessed on February 3, 2016