Una brucellosi che mima una malattia linfoproliferativa

The paper reports the case of a 13-year-old boy presenting with abdominal pain, weight loss and fever. Imaging (US and CT) revealed widespread lymphadenopathy, initially suggesting a lymphoproliferative disorder. Diagnostic workup excluded malignancy and confirmed an active Brucella spp. infection. A six-week course of doxycycline led to full clinical and radiological recovery. This case underscores the importance of considering brucellosis in the differential diagnosis of systemic lymphadenopathy in children, as its non-specific presentation may closely mimic neoplastic conditions even without a known epidemiological source.