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

Karsen H., Akdeniz H., Irmak H., Buzgan T., Karahocagil M. K., Kocak Z., ...Daha Fazla

SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.100, sa.11, ss.1137-1139, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 100 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/smj.0b013e318157f657
  • Dergi Adı: SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1137-1139
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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 cut 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.