Hepatic brucelloma with initially negative antibodies: Diagnostic challenges in an endemic region
Demetrios Kolokythas, Dimitra Katsani, Evangelos Zeis, Ilia Maria Pappa, Stamatina Terzi, Dimitra Tsili, Pantelis Vassiliu · 2026
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Description
Demetrios Kolokythas and colleagues report a 2026 case of a liver abscess caused by brucellosis, a bacterial infection spread from animals. The patient was a 44-year-old farmer from a rural area where the disease is common. He had low fever for over two months, plus fatigue, sweating, and heavy weight loss.
Early blood tests for the infection came back negative, which slowed the diagnosis. Imaging, fluid sampling, cultures, and tumor markers all failed to settle the question. Standard antibiotics brought no improvement. A later repeat test turned positive, and targeted treatment then helped him recover. The case warns doctors in affected regions to repeat testing when suspicion stays high.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Demetrios Kolokythas, Dimitra Katsani, Evangelos Zeis, Ilia Maria Pappa, Stamatina Terzi, Dimitra Tsili, Pantelis Vassiliu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |