Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution that is endemic in the
Mediterranean region, the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of Africa and Latin America …

This review was undertaken to determine the role of surgery in the treatment of brucella
endocarditis. All English and French articles reporting brucella endocarditis (1966 to 2011) …

Brucellosis is the most common bacterial zoonosis, and causes a considerable burden of
disease in endemic countries. Cardiovascular involvement is the main cause of mortality …

While brachial artery aneurysms are rare and usually of infectious, post-traumatic or
iatrogenic etiology, true aneurysms of the brachial artery are even more unusual. We report …

OBJECTIVES: To review the occurrence of mycotic aneurysm affecting upper extremity
arteries. DESIGN: Literature review. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A MEDLINE search from …

Human brucellosis is a disease of protean manifestations, and has been implicated in
complications and focal disease in many human organ systems. However, little is …

Endocarditis due to brucellosis is considered a rare occurrence involving native, congenital
and prosthetic valves. The diagnosis needs high degree of suspicion in culture negative …

Background The donor artery after a long-standing arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for
hemodialysis usually evolves exceptionally toward a true aneurysmal degeneration (AD) …

An aneurysm is an abnormal focal arterial dilation. Pre-existing aneurysms can become
secondarily infected, but aneurysmal degeneration of the arterial wall can also be the result …

Objective Brucella prosthetic valve endocarditis is a rare but a life-threatening complication
of brucellosis. It remains a diagnostic challenge. Optimal treatment of Brucella prosthetic …