Brucella melitensis'in Neden Olduğu Akut Kolesistit ve Granülomatöz Hepatit Olgusu

Human brucellosis is a multisystemic zoonotic disease with a various clinical symptoms that have acute, subacute or chronical forms and it is endemic in our country. The disease often have non-specific symptoms and signs and it can mimic many different clinical manifestations. The dis- ease is transmitted to humans especially after consumption of unpasteurized milk and milk products and less often after direct contact with infected animals. The most common gastrointestinal system complication is granulomatous hepatitis. Billiary involvement in the form of acute cholecystitis is a very rare manifestation. Although the acute cholecystitis is a very rare complication of brucellosis, it should be kept in mind especially in the endemic area like our country. We report a case of a 54-year-old male with acute cholecystitis and granulomatous hepatitis caused by Brucella melitensis in this paper.