%0 Journal Article
%T Case Report: Acute Abdomen Caused by Brucellar Hepatic Abscess
%A Ibrahim Barut
%A Onur Kaya
%A Tugba Koca
%A Yavuz Savas Koca
%J Archive of "The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene".
%D 2016
%R 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0089
%X Brucellosis, a zoonosis that is common worldwide, is endemic in many countries, primarily those of the Mediterranean region (including Turkey). Human brucellosis is a systemic infection with a wide clinical spectrum. Although hepatic involvement is very common during the course of chronic brucellosis, hepatic abscess is a very rare complication of Brucella spp. infection. We present a case of hepatic abscess caused by Brucella melitensis, which resembled the clinical presentation of surgical acute abdomen
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4710448/