Brucella Bacteremia in a Patient with Metastatic Carcinoma Stomach in a Tertiary Oncology Centre; Case Report and Review of Literature
Vijeta Bajpai *
Department of Microbiology, MPMMCC & HBCH, India.
Anwita Mishra
Department of Microbiology, MPMMCC & HBCH, India.
Akhil Kapoor
Department of Medical Oncology, HBCH & MPMMCC, India.
Anuj Gupta
Department of Medical Oncology, HBCH & MPMMCC, India.
Amit Kumar
Department of Microbiology, MPMMCC & HBCH, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Identification of commonly encountered pathogens and their comprehensive understanding has become the utmost requirement for oncologists to treat the disease. (1) Human brucellosis is one of them. This is class B bioterrorist agent and one of the highly neglected tropical diseases which is clinically under diagnosed, underreported because its diagnostics issues, and also it’s property to masquerade various other infectious and non infectious conditions. Here is the unique and first case report from India which presents brucella bacteremia in a solid cancer patient. In spite of all care and treatment patient succumbed to death.
Keywords: Brucella melitensis, stomach cancer, chemotherapy, bacteremia