title: Esophageal brucellosis: a new location of Brucella infection.
abstract: The case of a patient with acute brucellosis presenting as lower dysphagia from a paracardial esophageal mass is described. Brucella melitensis biotype 3 was isolated from cultured esophageal biopsy material. This is the first case of esophageal brucellosis described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Laso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cordero
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: García-Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence