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World J Clin Cases. Jul 26, 2021; 9(21): 6009-6016
Published online Jul 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i21.6009
Published online Jul 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i21.6009
Rare case of brucellosis misdiagnosed as prostate carcinoma with lumbar vertebra metastasis: A case report
Jun-Feng Yan, Hai-Yong Zhou, Sheng-Fu Luo, Xing Wang, Jian-Di Yu, Department of Urology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Yan JF and Luo SF reviewed the literature and contributed to manuscript drafting; Zhou HY and Wang X collected the patient’s clinical data; Yu JD was responsible for the revision of the manuscript; All authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Jian-Di Yu, PhD, Doctor, Department of Urology, Zhejiang Hospital, No. 1229 Gudun Road, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China. yujd.pn@gmail.com
Received: February 3, 2021
Peer-review started: February 3, 2021
First decision: April 25, 2021
Revised: May 6, 2021
Accepted: May 27, 2021
Article in press: May 27, 2021
Published online: July 26, 2021
Peer-review started: February 3, 2021
First decision: April 25, 2021
Revised: May 6, 2021
Accepted: May 27, 2021
Article in press: May 27, 2021
Published online: July 26, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: Brucella infection of both the prostate and lumbar spine is rare. We present a case of such an atypical presentation accompanied by fever and low back pain. Abnormally elevated serum prostate-specific antigen levels and abnormally high metabolic signals in the prostate and lumbar spine were indicated on positron emission tomography/computed tomography scans, which were suggestive of a diagnosis of prostate cancer with lumbar metastases, except for the unexplained periodic fever. Blood culture and agglutination tests were used to confirm brucellosis. This case highlights the need to pay more attention to and identify the atypical symptoms caused by Brucella infection.