Ayşe Kalender, Ali İzzet Akçin, Nuran Eyvaz, Ümit Dündar, Sakhi Ahmad Fazli
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Abstract
Brucella is a gram-negative zoonotic agent transmitted by consumption of raw milk and infected meat. Among musculoskeletal manifestations, axial involvement such as spondylodiscitis and sacroiliitis is well documented, while peripheral manifestations like tenosynovitis and rice bodies remain underreported. In this case, flexor tenosynovitis and associated rice body involvement due to Brucella, which developed progressive swelling, pain, and restricted movement in the wrist and third finger of the hand after a minor abrasion, were investigated ultrasonographically. As far as we know, this is the first reported case of primary brucellosis with flexor tenosynovitis and associated rice bodies demonstrated ultrasonographically in the literature.
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The Journal of Clinical Ultrasound (JCU) is an international journal dedicated to the worldwide dissemination of scientific information on diagnostic and therapeutic applications of medical sonography.
The scope of the journal includes--but is not limited to--the following areas: sonography of the gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, vascular system, nervous system, head and neck, chest, breast, musculoskeletal system, and other superficial structures; Doppler applications; obstetric and pediatric applications; and interventional sonography. Studies comparing sonography with other imaging modalities are encouraged, as are studies evaluating the economic impact of sonography. Also within the journal''s scope are innovations and improvements in instrumentation and examination techniques and the use of contrast agents.
JCU publishes original research articles, case reports, pictorial essays, technical notes, and letters to the editor. The journal is also dedicated to being an educational resource for its readers, through the publication of review articles and various scientific contributions from members of the editorial board and other world-renowned experts in sonography.