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[Acute prostatitis as the 1st symptom of brucellosis]
José Luis Rosales Leal1, Miguel Tallada Buñuel, Eduardo Espejo Maldonado
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España. jrosal@fundacionhvn.org
Objectives:
To report a case of acute prostatitis as the first symptom of brucellosis.
Methods:
43-year-old patient who presented with a clinical picture of acute prostatitis and a febrile syndrome for seven days. Physical exam, blood and urine analysis and microbiological tests, and specific serologic studies were performed.
Results:
Microbiological diagnosis was negative for bacteria, but Bengala pink (+), antibrucella serum agglutination (+) 1/320, and anti-Brucella Coombs test (+) 1/5120. Specific treatment was started with doxycyclin 100 mg b.i.d for 45 days and streptomycin 1 gr o.d for 15 days, with a positive outcome.
Conclusions:
The genitourinary tract is the second most frequent localization, being the testicle the most frequently affected organ, although it can also be localized in other areas of the urinary tract.