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  • Title: Is brucellosis a great mimic of tuberculosis? A case report.
    Author: Sfairopoulos D, Tsiara S, Barkas F, Margariti PN, Agouridis AP, Tsioutis C, Ntzani EE, Rizos EC.
    Journal: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis; 2020 Sep; 39(9):1711-1715. PubMed ID: 32333224.
    Abstract:
    Tuberculosis (TB) can manifest prolonged fever or fever of unknown origin, especially when it is located extrapulmonary. We report a case of disseminated TB complicated by iliac bone osteolysis and a gluteal abscess in a 75-year-old female patient with fever and bone marrow dysplasia. Diagnosis of TB was made despite transient false-positive high-titer agglutination tests and ELISA antibodies to Brucella. The case presented shows that in a highly suggestive case of TB, positive agglutination tests or ELISA antibodies to Brucella should be interpreted with caution, and repeated testing should be performed to assess their persistence and fluctuation over time.
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