Esophageal brucellosis: a new location of Brucella infection.
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.
Laso
F J
FJ
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain.
Cordero
M
M
García-Sánchez
J E
JE
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