A rare complication in humans of a rare disease in Germany: a case of bilateral tubo-ovarian abscesses caused by Brucella melitensis
Here, we present a clinical case of bilateral tubo-ovarian abscesses with spread to the appendix in a 29-year-old woman of Bosnian origin, that was caused by Brucella melitensis CONCLUSIONS: Our report discusses the lessons learned from this rare complication of brucellosis in a non-endemic region, scrutinizes the involvement of a dermoid cyst as hideout for chronic infection and summarizes current data on brucellosis epidemiology worldwide and in Germany.
Authors
- Mike H. Pillukat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7599-2038)
- Kristina Wohlfart
- Daniel Lang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2166-0716)
- Enrico Mantel
- Hans-Peter Maidhof
- August Stich
- Michael Seidel
- Sabine Zange
Institutions
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
- Universität der Bundeswehr München (DE)
- Bavarian Broadcasting (DE)
- Bundeswehrkrankenhaus (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- Klinikum Fürth (DE)
- Bundeswehr Medical Service Academy (DE)
- Institut für Mikrobiologie der Bundeswehr
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-026-02749-3
- Primary Topic
- Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00