title: Bilateral mammary abscess and uveitis caused by Brucella melitensis--report of a case.
abstract: Soft tissue locations of Brucella are a rare finding. We report the isolation of Brucella melitensis from a suspected breast tumour of a woman who also showed signs of uveitis. Three weeks after surgical drainage and despite antimicrobial therapy a new abscess developed on the other breast whose culture also yielded Brucella. As observed, unusual localization of brucellosis without previous penetrating injury may be the only manifestation of chronic infection.
authors.affiliation: Service of Microbiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gasser
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Almirante
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernández-Pérez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mendoza
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015866:Uveitis, Posterior / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004318:Doxycycline; D013307:Streptomycin