title: [A case of brucellosis presenting with suppurative parotitis involvement].
abstract: Brucellosis is a common zoonotic infection caused by Brucella bacteria. Brucella infections are usually presented with various clinical manifestations, and often accompanied by multiple organ involvements. In this article, we present a case of brucellosis with suppurative parotitis involvement accompanied by parotid abscess and fistula in a 60-year-old male patient. According to the literature review we conducted regarding complications of brucellosis, our case is the first case reported in the literature. Significant improvement in patient's suppurative parotitis and clinical findings was observed at the fifth week of combination antibiotic therapy. Patient's complaints resolved completely after eight weeks of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medical Faculty of Erzincan University, 24100 Erzincan, Turkey. lutfikanmaz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lutfi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kanmaz
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karakeçili
authors.forename: Aytekin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Çıkman
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Özçiçek
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karavaş
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010309:Parotitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents