Brucella Species

Brucellar Epididymoorchitis: A Report of a Rarely Seen Case at Advanced Age

“…Brucellosis transmitted from infected animals to humans, widespread all over the world as zoonosis, is transmitted through consumption of contaminated food, direct inoculation, contact with infected animals, or inhalation of infectious particles [3]. Pasteurization of milk and milk products and procedure of boiling kills Brucella spp.…”

“…Although its most common finding is arthralgia, infection can invade all organs and in this way complications can be seen in the invaded organs [3]. Its clinical course can be seen in three ways.…”

Brucellosis with Bone Marrow Granulomas- Two Case Reports

“…Brucellosis is a multi-systemic disease [6] which can mimic various diseases as in our both cases patient's clinical history mimicked tuberculosis, while lab finding showed evidence of hepatic and hematological involvement. Hepatic involvement in brucellosis is not rare and hepatomegaly has been documented in 15-20% of cases [7] , however, liver function tests are usually mildly elevated [8] .…”

Bartonella and Brucella--Weapons and Strategies for Stealth Attack

“…It is endemic in several regions where animal brucellosis is prevalent and is estimated to be the major bacterial zoonosis worldwide. Malta fever is demanding to treat with antibiotics, and there are no vaccines for humans that prevent infection (Memish and Balkhy 2004;Young 2005;Pappas et al 2006;Ariza et al 2007;Pappas 2010). It is transmitted by contact with infected animals, most often goats, sheep, or camels infected with B. melitensis, cattle infected with B. abortus, or swine infected with B. suis.…”

“…Symptoms of the acute phase of human brucellosis are flu-like periodic fevers with muscle and joint pain followed by lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and development of granulomas at multiple sites of the body (Franco et al 2007a). Common complications, some of which are fatal if not promptly diagnosed and treated, are arthritis, liver abscess formation, neurobrucellosis, endocarditis, and even abortion in the endemic regions (Khan et al 2001;Young 2005;Franco et al 2007b). …”