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Esophageal brucellosis : a new location of Brucella infection

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The case of a patient with acute brucellosis presenting as lower dysphagia from a paracardial esophageal mass is described. Brucella melitensis biotype 3 was isolated from cultured esophageal biopsy material. This is the first case of esophageal brucellosis described in the literature.

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  1. Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario, Universidad de Salamanca, Paseo de San Vicente s/n, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain

    F. J. Laso & M. Cordero

  2. Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitario, Universidad de Salamanca, Paseo de San Vicente s/n, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain

    J. E. Garcia-Sánchez

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Laso, F.J., Cordero, M. & Garcia-Sánchez, J.E. Esophageal brucellosis : a new location of Brucella infection. Clin Investig 72, 393–395 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00252835

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