title: Brucella prostatic abscess: first case report.
abstract: Brucellosis is a multi-system disease that is endemic in many Mediterranean countries including Lebanon. However, human Brucella prostatic abscess was not reported in the English medical literature. We here describe the case of a young man who presented with fever and urinary symptoms, and who subsequently proved to have culture confirmed Brucella prostatic abscess. The culture of drained pus grew Brucella melitensis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. eugenio.garduno@ses.juntaex.es
authors.forename: Ghenwa K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Dakdouki
authors.forename: Ghassan N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Al Awar
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*