Ömer EVİRGEN, Vicdan Köksaldı MOTOR, Ramazan DAVRAN, Murat ALTAŞ, Mustafa ARAS, Yusuf ÖNLEN

Spondylodiskitis associated with Epidural Abscess due to Brucellosis: a case report

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Spondylodiskitis associated with Epidural Abscess due to Brucellosis: a case report

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