Abstract
Brucellosis has become a rare entity in many industrialised countries, because of animal vaccination programs. We report a first case in the literature of Brucella abscess in the hip region observed in Switzerland in a subject without any clear risk factor, leading us to conclude that abscess formation can be a rare manifestation of brucellosis. Because it can present in many different forms and locations without having characteristic clinics, a high index of suspicion is needed for the diagnosis even if the patient is a healthy athlete with no clear way of obvious route for contamination, and this even more if all the common causes of athletic hip pain have been ruled out.
MeSH terms
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Acetabulum / diagnostic imaging
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Acetabulum / microbiology*
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Adult
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Athletic Injuries / diagnosis
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Brucellosis / diagnosis*
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Brucellosis / diagnostic imaging
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Brucellosis / drug therapy
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Brucellosis / epidemiology
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Brucellosis / surgery
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Curettage
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Diagnostic Errors*
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Drainage
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Hip Injuries / diagnosis
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Hip*
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Myositis / diagnosis*
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Myositis / diagnostic imaging
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Myositis / drug therapy
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Myositis / microbiology
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Myositis / surgery
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Osteitis / diagnosis*
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Osteitis / diagnostic imaging
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Osteitis / drug therapy
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Osteitis / microbiology
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Osteitis / surgery
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Pain / etiology*
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Radiography, Interventional
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Reoperation
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Risk Factors
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed