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- A 3-year-old girl was diagnosed with a rare foot abscess caused by the bacterium Brucella melitensis, despite initial tests showing no microorganisms present.
- After culturing the material from the abscess for seven days, small colonies of Gram-negative cocobacilli were identified.
- The case highlights the need to consider Brucella as a potential cause of foot abscesses in regions where brucellosis is common.
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An unusual case of a 3-year-old girl with a brucellar foot abscess is reported. Although direct microscopic examination of samples from the lesion did not reveal micro-organisms of any kind, a 7 day culture of caseous material yielded small colonies of Gram-negative cocobacilli in Löwenstein-Jensen medium. These were biochemically and molecularly identified as Brucella melitensis. The possibility of foot abscess being caused by Brucella should be considered in countries where brucellosis is endemic.
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