Brucella suis: an unusual cause of suppurative lymphadenitis in an outpatient.
A routine aerobic culture of purulent material from a draining sinus tract of a patient with chronic lymphadenitis yielded growth of a fastidious gram-negative coccobacillus later identified as Brucella suis biotype 1. The patient responded to administration of antibacterial drugs and surgical drainage.
D002002:Brucella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013492:Suppuration