Hepatic brucelloma

Vinus Taneja; Rishikesh Dessai; Pooja Khosla; Kishan Majithiya

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01198

Hepatic brucelloma

IDCases. 2021 Jun 15:25:e01198. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01198. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Vinus Taneja¹, Rishikesh Dessai¹, Pooja Khosla¹, Kishan Majithiya¹

Affiliation

¹ Dept. of Internal Medicine, 1417, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Old Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi, 110060, India.

Abstract

The liver is commonly affected in human brucellosis, reflected the effect of Brucella on the RES (reticuloendothelial system) (Akritidis et al. 2007 [1], Sadia Pérez et al. 2001 [2]). The formation of liver abscess (brucelloma) is uncommon (Rovery et al. 2003 [3]). Here we report an interesting case of brucellosis with a liver abscess in a young immmunocompetent individual with no known comorbidities.

Keywords: Brucellosis; Hepatic brucelloma; Liver abscess.

Publication types

Case Reports