A case report reveals a rare complication of brucellosis in a non-endemic area, suggesting clinical awareness is essential.
Here, we present a clinical case of bilateral tubo-ovarian abscesses with spread to the appendix in a 29-year-old woman of Bosnian origin, that was caused by Brucella melitensis CONCLUSIONS: Our report discusses the lessons learned from this rare complication of brucellosis in a non-endemic region, scrutinizes the involvement of a dermoid cyst as hideout for chronic infection and summarizes current data on brucellosis epidemiology worldwide and in Germany.
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