title: An unusual presentation of brucellosis: hepatic microabscesses.
abstract: Hepatic abscess due to Brucella species is an extremely rare complication especially in acute illness. Here, we report a case of hepatic microabscesses probably caused byBrucellain a 33-year-old woman with acute infection who was successfully treated with a combination of doxycycline and rifampicin for 3 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases Faculty of Medicine Namik Kemal University Tekirdag Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilknur
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2337-8893
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases Faculty of Medicine Namik Kemal University Tekirdag Turkey.
authors.forename: Ritvan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kara Ali
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases Faculty of Medicine Namik Kemal University Tekirdag Turkey.
authors.forename: Senay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elbasan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology Faculty of Medicine Namik Kemal University Tekirdag Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozcaglayan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine Faculty of Medicine Namik Kemal University Tekirdag Turkey.
authors.forename: Pelin Osanmaz
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Degirmenci
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine Faculty of Medicine Namik Kemal University Tekirdag Turkey.
authors.forename: Samet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sedef
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology Faculty of Medicine Namik Kemal University Tekirdag Turkey.
authors.forename: Aynur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eren Topkaya
keywords: Brucellosis; hepatic abscess