Acute Prostatitis and Hemophagocytic Syndrome in a Case of Brucellosis

Abstract

Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is a disorder characterized by benign proliferation of hystiocytes and marked hemophagocytosis in bone marrow. Hemaphagocytic syndrome (HPS) is a rare manifestation of brucellosis. Genitiurinary complications of brucellosis are very diverse and include hydrocele, urinary tract infection, pyonephrosis, epididymo-orchitis, infertility and prostatitis. Acute prostatitis is rarely reported as the first manifestation of. This article is introducing a case of brucellosis presented with acute prostatitis and concurrent hemophagocytic syndrome.