Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume · 1974 · 16 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesPathologyInfectious Disease PathologyMusculoskeletal InfectionZoonotic Disease EpidemiologyBacterial ZoonosesBone InfectionsBone PathologyJoint DiseaseJoint InfectionsMusculoskeletal PathologyBrucella SpeciesInfection Of The WristOsteolytic Bone DiseaseOsteolytic Bone LesionsOsteolytic Lesion FormationWrist Involvement
1. A farmer who owned cattle infected with brucellosis presented with a painful, swollen wrist. Osteolytic lesions were seen radiologically. The wrist was explored. Histological features were those of a subacute granuloma. Brucella abortus biotype I was grown. 2. The clinical diagnosis, bone and joint radiology, pathology and microbiology are discussed.