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- Title
Breast abscess as a complication of human brucellosis.
- Authors
Gurleyik, Emin
- Abstract
Breast abscess caused by human brucellosis is extremely rare. A 46-year-old woman received the diagnosis of brucellosis with positive serologic tests. Two weeks after the onset of symptoms, the case was complicated by vertebral (L5-S1) abscess which was treated by surgical drainage. One month after the diagnosis of brucellosis, the patient noticed a mass in her left breast. Breast palpation revealed a painless, mobile, round mass that was hypoechoic on ultrasound imaging. Purulent material was obtained by needle aspiration. Besides treatment of the breast abscess by needle aspiration, brucellosis was successfully controlled by prolonged antimicrobial treatment.
- Publication
The breast journal, 2006, Vol 12, Issue 4, p375
- ISSN
1075-122X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1075-122X.2006.00281.x