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Pulmonary involvement in brucellosis

Brusellozda akciğer tutulumu

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The case has been presented since it is rarely seen, and in order to emphasize that in countries such as ours, in which brucella is endemic, complications due to brucella show a wide spectrum.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by bacteria of the Brucella subspecies from the gram-negative bacteria family.
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Key Findings & Data:In this case report, a 6-year-old male patient, presenting with the complaints of fever, cough, expectoration, hemoptysis, exhaustion, anorexia and knee ache, was hospitalized with the diagnosis of pneumonia and pleural effusion.
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Conclusion & Impact:The case has been presented since it is rarely seen, and in order to emphasize that in countries such as ours, in which brucella is endemic, complications due to brucella show a wide spectrum.
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Abstract

Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by bacteria of the Brucella subspecies from the gram-negative bacteria family. Brucellosis continues to be a public health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. The bacteria can involve the reticuloendothelial system foremost, and many systems such as joints, the heart and the kidneys. Despite the respiratory system involvement being known, lung involvement is rare. Non-specific findings and complications in the patients with lung involvement makes the diagnosis difficult. In this case report, a 6-year-old male patient, presenting with the complaints of fever, cough, expectoration, hemoptysis, exhaustion, anorexia and knee ache, was hospitalized with the diagnosis of pneumonia and pleural effusion. On the performed examinations, hepatosplenomegaly and bicytopenia were detected. The Rose-Bengal test was (+++) and the Wright agglutination test was 1/1280 (+) in the blood and pleural effusion fluids of the case. The case was considered to be a pneumonia and pleural effusion due to brucella. The case has been presented since it is rarely seen, and in order to emphasize that in countries such as ours, in which brucella is endemic, complications due to brucella show a wide spectrum.

Özet

Bruselloz, gram-negatif bakteri ailesinden Brusella türü bakterilerle oluşan zoonotik bir hastalıktır. Bruselloz, dünya genelinde özellikle gelişmekte olan ülkelerde bir halk sağlığı sorunu olarak görülmeye devam etmektedir. Bakteri başta retiküloendotelyal sistem olmak üzere eklem, kalp, böbrek gibi pek çok sistemi tutabilir. Solunum sistemini tuttuğu bilinmesine rağmen akciğer tutulumu nadirdir. Akciğer tutulumu olan hastalarda klinik bulguların ve komplikasyonların nonspesifik olması tanı koymayı zorlaştırmaktadır. Bu olgu sunumunda, ateş yüksekliği, öksürük, balgam çıkarma, hemoptizi, halsizlik, istahsızlık, dizlerde ağrı şikâyetiyle başvuran 6 yaşındaki erkek hasta pnömoni ve plevral efüzyon tanılarıyla yatırıldı. Yapılan tetkiklerinde hepatosplenomegali ve bisitopeni saptanan olgunun alınan kan ve plevral efüzyon mayisinden Rose- Bengal testi (+++) ve Wright agglütinasyon testi 1/1280 (+) saptandı. Olgu brusellaya bağlı pnömoni ve plevral effüzyon olarak kabul edildi. Olgu nadir görülmesi ve ülkemiz gibi brusellanın endemik olduğu ülkelerde brusellaya bağlı komplikasyonların geniş bir yelpazede olduğunu vurgulamak üzere sunuldu.

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PEKER, E., DOĞAN, M., AKBAYRAM, S., BEKTAŞ, M. S., ÖNER, A. F. (2010). Pulmonary involvement in brucellosis. Selçuk Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 2, 57–59. https://ajindex.com/articles/319140

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