Osteoarticular involvement among 202 @entity3377 cases identified in Central Anatolia region of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1643 @entity6592 @entity3377 @entity625 @entity233 @entity1512 @entity3084 @entity149 @entity615 @entity158 @entity2585
OBJECTIVE: The musculoskeletal system is one of the most commonly affected systems in @entity3377 . The objective of this study was to determine the frequency, types, and clinical features of @entity3084 among cases with @entity3377 in the Central Anatolia region of @entity233 and to establish the differences between @entity1 with and without @entity3084 . METHODS: Included in this study were 202 @entity1 with @entity3377 presented between June 2003 and June 2009. The diagnosis of @entity149 was established by physical examination and radiological findings obtained by diagnostic imaging tools. Magnetic resonance images of thoracic, lumbar or sacral vertebrae were acquired from @entity1 with @entity615 , @entity1643 and sacro-iliac joint @entity158 . RESULTS: Osteoarticular involvement was noted in 94 @entity1 (46.5%). The most common sources of infection are employment in farming and/or consumption of un-pasteurized milk or dairy products, especially fresh cheese in 53 (75.7%) cases. The mean age is 46.7  18 years. @entity6592 is the most frequent @entity3084 (60.6%), 82.4% of which is bilateral. @entity6592 was followed by @entity1512 in 36 (38.3%), peripheral @entity625 in 15 (16%), @entity2585 in 1(1.1%) case. @entity1 with @entity3084 received medical treatment for at least three months. CONCLUSION: The ratio and anatomical region of @entity3084 in @entity3377 show variability among countries. In this study, it is demonstrated that @entity6592 is the most common form of @entity3084 in the Central Anatolia region of @entity233 . In endemic countries such as @entity233 , this disease should be included in the differential diagnosis for @entity1 with symptoms of @entity6592 , @entity1512 or those with @entity158 .
