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December 5, 2025AL-Kindy College Medical JournalOpen Access

Complex Brucellosis with Cervical Spine Abscess and Orchitis: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnostic and Management Challenges in Iraq

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WAWaqas AliARArjan Mohammed Rasheed

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Overview

Case report demonstrates challenges of diagnosing complex brucellosis infections with initial empirical treatment in a patient with severe symptoms.

Key Points

  • Recovery from complications of brucellosis required prolonged antibiotic therapy, leading to a favorable outcome for the patient.
  • Initial diagnostic efforts for brucellosis included serological testing and surveillance of blood cultures, which were negative for infection.
  • Complications included the formation of epidural abscesses and acute orchitis, presenting significant management challenges for the healthcare team.
  • The case emphasizes the importance of considering zoonotic infections like brucellosis in endemic regions when patients show multisystemic symptoms.

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Ali et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693231118e51979591dcdfb3https://doi.org/10.47723/84bav239
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