BRUCELLAR OSTEOMYELITIS INVOLVING PROSTHETIC EXTRAARTICULAR HARDWARE

We report the case of a patient with Brucella melitensis osteomyelitis involving non-joint prosthetic implant of the femur. This is the firs t case published of osteomyelitis by Brucella sp, in a patient with pr osthetic implant in bone and the second one with both intra-or extra-a rticular prosthetic bone implant, Brucella melitensis is a rare organi sm which causes osteomyelitis in patients with prosthetic hardware, an d should be added to the list of suspected organisms responsible for t his disease, especially in endemic areas of brucellosis.