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A case of epididymo-orchitis and paravertebral abscess due to brucellosis
Authors:Cesur S  Ciftçi A  Sözen T H  Tekeli E
Institution:Tuberculosis Reference and Research Laboratory, Refik Saydam Hygiene Centre, 06100 Sihhiye-Ankara, Turkey. scesur@yahoo.com
Abstract:Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection involving many systems and it is widespread in Turkey. Involvement of muscular and skeletal systems is a common complication of brucellosis. Involvement of genitourinary system (epididymo-orchitis) is a rarer complication (S?zen TH. Infeksiyon Hastaliklari. 1996; pp. 486-493; Edward J. Young. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 2, 5th edn. 2000; pp. 22386-22393). Brucellosis accompanied by abscess formation in the vertebra is frequently seen in the elderly and patients with a chronic disease (S?zen TH. Infeksiyon Hastaliklari. 1996; pp. 486-493; Edward J. Young. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 2, 5th edn. 2000; pp. 22386-22393; Af-Eissa YA, Kambal AM et al. Ann Rheum Dis 1990;49 : 896-900; Colmenore JD, Cisneron JM, Orjuela DL et al. Infection 1992; 20: 38-42). Brucellosis accompanied by paravertebral abscess and epididymo-orchitis is extremely rare. In this report, we present a case of epididymo-orchitis and paravertebral abscess due to brucellosis.
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