Brucella prostatic abscess: first case report

Scand J Infect Dis. 2005;37(9):692-4. doi: 10.1080/00365540410021162.

Abstract

Brucellosis is a multi-system disease that is endemic in many Mediterranean countries including Lebanon. However, human Brucella prostatic abscess was not reported in the English medical literature. We here describe the case of a young man who presented with fever and urinary symptoms, and who subsequently proved to have culture confirmed Brucella prostatic abscess. The culture of drained pus grew Brucella melitensis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / microbiology*
  • Adult
  • Brucella melitensis / isolation & purification*
  • Brucellosis / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostatic Diseases / microbiology*