al-Rawi T I, Thewaini A J, Shawket A R, Ahmed G M
Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Al-Kindi General Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
Ann Rheum Dis. 1989 Jan;48(1):77-9. doi: 10.1136/ard.48.1.77.
The clinical features of 21 episodes of skeletal brucellosis in 17 Iraqi patients are reported. Six had monarthritis of a large joint, six had spondylitis, and five had spondarthritis. Brucellosis remains a major health problem in Iraq. The disease is transmitted to man through the ingestion of unpasteurised milk or milk products but can also be acquired through physical contact.
报告了17例伊拉克患者21次骨骼布鲁氏菌病发作的临床特征。6例出现大关节单关节炎,6例出现脊柱炎,5例出现脊椎关节炎。布鲁氏菌病在伊拉克仍然是一个主要的健康问题。该疾病通过摄入未巴氏消毒的牛奶或奶制品传播给人类,但也可通过身体接触感染。