An extraordinary cause of vertebral fracture in pregnant woman: brucellosis.

Herein, we report the unique case of Brucella-related lumbar vertebral fracture in a first trimester pregnant woman. The unique effective treatment protocol for the infection is prolonged combined antibiotics and immobilization with follow-up, even in the presence of vertebral fracture related to spinal disease. With the accurate choice of anthiobitics (suitable, non-teratogenic and non-toxic for the fetus) therapeutic abortion is not indicated.