Cervical spine epidural abscess caused by brucellosis: A case report and literature review.

We report a rare case of epidural abscess at the cervical 5-cervical 6 (C5-C6) levels. The patient underwent surgery with complete abscess removal through C6 vertebral body corpectomy. The result of bacteriological culture was Brucella melitensis. Brucellosis must be considered as a possible cause of epidural abscess in patients from endemic area.