Brucella melitensis presenting as erythema nodosum-like lesions.
Brucellosis is a chronic granulomatous zoonosis with protean manifestations. Cutaneous involvement in Brucellosis is a relatively rare phenomenon. We describe a case of Brucella melitensis infection presenting with erythema nodosum like skin lesions involving palms and soles in a 70 years old lady.
Tanveer
Amjad
A
Department of Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Sialkot. dramjadtanveer@yahoo.com
Majeed
Irfan
I
Naeem
Muhammad
M
Rana
Waris Ali
WA
Kazmi
Syed Yousaf
SY
Haroon
Zujaja Hina
ZH
D000368:Aged; D017347:Brucella melitensis; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans