Abstract

ESCRICHE ROS, Raquel et al. Renal cyst infected by brucella. Actas Urol Esp [online]. 2009, vol.33, n.7, pp.835-836. ISSN 0210-4806.

Objetives: To report one case of renal cyst infected by Brucella, an exceptional pathology in our environment. Methods: 82-year-old patient who was referred from his primary care physician for persistent microhematuria and piuria without evidence of infection. Results: Radiological studies (XR+US+CTscan) showed a left renal cyst with parietal calcifications. Pathologic study was compatible with complicated cyst, with cultured (+) to Brucella spp. Conclusions: Renal involvement by Brucella is exceptional, and the cystic renal involvement is by far one of the more exceptional manifestations.

Keywords : Complicated renal cyst; Brucellosis.

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