Buttock abscess brucellosis

Abstract

Human brucellosis is a multisystem disease that may present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, and its complications can affect almost all organs and systems with varying incidence. Soft-tissue infection due to Brucella species is a rare complication of brucellosis. This report presents a case of a 30-y-old previously healthy woman whose right buttock abscess culture grew Brucella spp. The patient was treated successfully with abscess drainage and antibiotic therapy.