A Young Man with Fever and Flank Pain
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Abstract
Osteoarticular involvement is a relatively common presentation of brucellosis, but muscular involvement and psoas abscess are a rare complication which almost always is secondary to spondylitis. We report a rare case of brucellosis presenting with psoas abscess or without any osteoarticular involvement.
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