title: Prostatitis and hepatitis due to Brucella melitensis: a case report.
abstract: A case is reported of a 43-year-old man who presented prostatitis and hepatitis due to Brucella melitensis. His symptoms were icterus, weakness, anorexia, fever, and urinary discomfort. Physical examination revealed icterus and hepatosplenomegaly. Lymphomonocytosis, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and abnormal liver functions had been detected in laboratory tests. Brucella melitensis was isolated from prostatic fluid and blood cultures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aygen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sümerkan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doğanay
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sehmen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography