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Bilateral primary brucellar psoas abscess

J Dudler1, F Balagué, M Waldburger

  • 1Service de Rhumatologie, Médecine Physique et Rééducation, Fribourg, Switzerland.

British Journal of Rheumatology
|October 1, 1994
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Brucellosis typically affects bones, but this case highlights rare muscle infections. We present a unique instance of extensive brucellar abscesses in the psoas, gluteal, and thigh muscles without bone, kidney, or bowel involvement.

Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Musculoskeletal System Infections
  • Medical Case Reports

Background:

  • Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection with diverse clinical manifestations.
  • Skeletal involvement, such as osteomyelitis and spondylitis, is a frequent complication of human brucellosis.
  • Muscle infections, particularly psoas abscesses, are uncommon and typically secondary to vertebral disease.

Observation:

  • This report details a rare case of extensive brucellar abscesses.
  • Abscesses were located in both psoas muscles, as well as the right gluteal and posterior thigh muscles.
  • Crucially, the patient presented without any evidence of skeletal, renal, or bowel lesions.

Findings:

  • The case demonstrates an unusual presentation of brucellosis with primary muscle involvement.

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  • Absence of typical secondary sites (spondylitis, renal, or bowel lesions) challenges conventional understanding.
  • This suggests brucellosis can manifest with extensive soft tissue infections independent of bone or visceral disease.

    • Implications:

    • Highlights the importance of considering brucellosis in the differential diagnosis of unexplained myositis and abscesses, even without typical risk factors.
    • Suggests that brucellar muscle infections can occur independently of skeletal compromise.
    • Underscores the need for broad diagnostic considerations in infectious disease management.