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Brucella pelvic tubo-ovarian abscess mimicking a pelvic malignancy
Muhiedine A F Seoud1, Suha S Kanj, Munira Habli
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. mike@aub.edu.lb
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|July 4, 2003
Abstract:
A 57-y-old woman presented with recurrent abdominal and pelvic pain of 6 months' duration with low-grade fever. A computed tomographic scan indicated an ovarian tumor. Laparotomy revealed a pelvic abscess. Her symptoms resolved following surgery and antibiotic therapy. Pathology revealed an extensive inflammatory process. Tissue culture grew Brucella sp. The diagnosis and management of this previously undescribed pelvic tubo-ovarian abscess present a particular challenge.