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Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Human Brucellar Spondylodiscitis
Published on: May 23, 2021
[Brucellosis with hepatic lesions: A diagnosis to keep in mind]
Introduction:
Brucellosis is a rare infection in France and its wide spectrum of clinical presentation can be a diagnostic challenge.
Case Report:
We report here the case of a 76-year-old Tunisian-born woman referred for fatigue, weight loss, intermittent fever, and pain in the right upper quadrant, along with hepatic lesions on CT-scan, MRI and PET-FDG suggesting malignant lesions. However blood cultures were positive to Brucella melitensis leading to a diagnosis of hepatic brucelloma.
Conclusion:
Hepatic abscesses are rare in brucellosis. This infection has to be evoked in patients coming from endemic areas even with atypical manifestations.
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