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Seronegative Brucellar oligoarthritis: a case report with delayed diagnosis

Seronegatif Brusella oligoartriti: gecikmiş tanı alan bir olgu sunumu

Akmirza Nuran İNCİ
İlhami ÇELİK
Filiz ÜNLÜ
Pages
42–46
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We emphasize the importance of the microbiological examination of the synovial fluid in patients with septic arthritis since brucellosis shows endemicity in regions like our country.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Brucellosis is an infectious disease that causes confusion and diagnostic dilemma because it is a multisystem disease that appears in different clinical forms.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study, we describe a case who presented with pain and edema in both knees, with a delayed diagnosis of brucellosis because of the seronegativity.
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Conclusion & Impact:We emphasize the importance of the microbiological examination of the synovial fluid in patients with septic arthritis since brucellosis shows endemicity in regions like our country.
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Abstract

Brucellosis is an infectious disease that causes confusion and diagnostic dilemma because it is a multisystem disease that appears in different clinical forms. In this study, we describe a case who presented with pain and edema in both knees, with a delayed diagnosis of brucellosis because of the seronegativity. Bilateral involvement of the knees is quite uncommon in brucellosis. We emphasize the importance of the microbiological examination of the synovial fluid in patients with septic arthritis since brucellosis shows endemicity in regions like our country.

Özet

Bruselloz multisistemik bir hastalık olması ve değişik klinik şekillerde ortaya çıkması nedeniyle çoğunlukla tanı karmaşasına neden olan bir infeksiyon hastalığıdır. Bu yazıda ateş, bilateral diz eklemlerinde ağrı ve şişlik nedeniyle başvuran, seronegatif olduğu için tanısı geciken bir olgu sunulmuştur. Brusellozda bilateral diz eklemi tutulumu oldukça nadirdir. Ülkemiz gibi brusellozun endemik olduğu bölgelerde septik artritli hastaların tanısında sinovyal sıvının mikrobiyolojik incelemesinin önemi vurgulanmaya çalışılmıştır.

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İNCİ, A. N., ÇELİK, İ., ÜNLÜ, F. (2011). Seronegative Brucellar oligoarthritis: a case report with delayed diagnosis. Flora İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 1, 42–46. https://ajindex.com/articles/203612

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