Buttock abscess brucellosis

Scand J Infect Dis. 2002;34(12):934-6. doi: 10.1080/0036554021000026968.

Abstract

Human brucellosis is a multisystem disease that may present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, and its complications can affect almost all organs and systems with varying incidence. Soft-tissue infection due to Brucella species is a rare complication of brucellosis. This report presents a case of a 30-y-old previously healthy woman whose right buttock abscess culture grew Brucella spp. The patient was treated successfully with abscess drainage and antibiotic therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis
  • Abscess / drug therapy
  • Abscess / microbiology*
  • Adult
  • Brucellosis / diagnosis*
  • Brucellosis / drug therapy
  • Brucellosis / microbiology
  • Buttocks / microbiology*
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Doxycycline
  • Rifampin