title: Splenic abscess due to brucellosis: a case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: Splenic abscess due to acute brucellosis is a rare event. We report a case of multiple splenic abscesses caused by Brucella melitensis in a 45-year-old woman and review the English language literature based on a PubMed/MEDLINE search of the last 50 years. The majority of the cases published in the literature were due to B. melitensis and a splenectomy was required in half of the cases. Antibiotics alone without surgical intervention can be successful in the treatment of patients with splenic brucellosis in the early stages of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department, Istanbul Medipol University, School of Medicine, Unkapanı, Atatürk Bulvarı No .27, 34083 Fatih Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: myilmaz@medipol.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department, Istanbul Medipol University, School of Medicine, Unkapanı, Atatürk Bulvarı No .27, 34083 Fatih Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ferhat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Istanbul Medipol University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozdil
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Başkan
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department, Istanbul Medipol University, School of Medicine, Unkapanı, Atatürk Bulvarı No .27, 34083 Fatih Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mert
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin
keywords: Abdominal abscess; Brucellosis; Splenic diseases