A brucellosis case presenting with mass formation suggestive for tumor in soft tissue

Karsen H., Akdeniz H., Irmak H., Buzgan T., Karahocagil M., Kocak Z., ...More

Southern Medical Journal, vol.100, no.11, pp.1137-1139, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 100 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/smj.0b013e318157f657
  • Journal Name: Southern Medical Journal
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1137-1139
  • Keywords: Brucellosis, Soft tissue masses
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We report here a 70-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with brucellosis and presented with mass formation resembling a tumor. The mass was protuberant, 10 cm from the skin surface with a diameter of 15 cm, located at the inferior-lateral region of the left scapula. Brucella melitensis was yielded from culture of mass fluid. The patient responded to ceftriaxone, rifampin and doxycycline therapy and recovered without any sequela at the end of surgery and 3 months of medical treatment. © 2007 Southern Medical Association.