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Case Report Splenic abscess due to brucellosis
Splenic abscess due to Brucella spp. is extremely rare. We report a case of a splenic abscess due to Brucella spp. in a 61-year-old male patient. Brucella slide and tube agglutination tests (Wright) were positive while blood culture and culture from splenic tissue yielded negative results. The abdominal ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic intrasplenic mass 15x12 mm in diameter at the middle p...
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Brucellosis is a zoonotic infectious disease, which can attack any organ of the body but mainly involves lymphoreticular system. Our case report describes isolated splenic abscess diagnosed in a 50-year-old individual who is a milk vendor by occupation and has the habit of consuming raw milk. He was admitted with pain abdomen, high-grade fever with chills, generalized malaise, night sweats and ...
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Splenic abscess is a rare entity of which the incidence at autopsy is <0.7% [1]. However, recently it has been reported with much greater frequency, probably because of improved diagnostic techniques and an increase in the number of imrnunocompromised patients. Rupture into the peritoneal cavity is the most severe complication and is associated with mortality rates ranging from 50% to 100% [1,2...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008485