An unusual presentation of brucellosis: hepatic microabscesses

Hepatic abscess due to Brucella species is an extremely rare complication especially in acute illness. Here, we report a case of hepatic microabscesses probably caused by Brucella in a 33‐year‐old woman with acute infection who was successfully treated with a combination of doxycycline and rifampici...

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Autores principales: Erdem, Ilknur, Kara Ali, Ritvan, Elbasan, Senay, Ozcaglayan, Omer, Degirmenci, Pelin Osanmaz, Sedef, Samet, Eren Topkaya, Aynur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5331258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28265378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.810
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Sumario:Hepatic abscess due to Brucella species is an extremely rare complication especially in acute illness. Here, we report a case of hepatic microabscesses probably caused by Brucella in a 33‐year‐old woman with acute infection who was successfully treated with a combination of doxycycline and rifampicin for 3 months.

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