Case Report

An Important Cause of Childhood Monoarthritis: Brucella Osteoarthritis

  • Süleyman KALMAN
  • Onur SAKALLIOĞLU
  • Ahmet ALTUNBAŞ

Received Date: Accepted Date: 22.01.2004 Gulhane Med J 2004;46(2):166-168

We present an eleven-year-old boy with brucella osteoarthritis on caput femoris. Therefore we emphasized the importance of brucella osteoarthritis and particularly bone scintigraphy at the diagnosis of childhood monoarthritis.

Keywords: Brucella, Osteoarthritis, Bone scintigraphy