title: Hepatic abscess: a rare manifestation of brucellosis in children.
abstract: Hepatic abscess caused by brucellosis is extremely rare in children. We report the case of a 5-year-old girl in whom an abscess of the liver developed during an episode of acute brucellosis. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of hepatic abscess caused by brucellosis in a child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Medicine Faculty, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. drbuketk73@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Buket
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kilicaslan
authors.forename: Nurcan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cengiz
authors.forename: Mir Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pourbagher
authors.forename: Tuba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cemil
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000276:immunology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D012293:Rifampin