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High ferritin levels in cases of brucellosis: 3 case reports

Bruselloz olgularında yüksek ferritin düzeyleri:3 olgu sunumu

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In conclusion, these three cases show that ferritin levels mayincrease to very high levels in brucellosis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Acute phase reactants such as CRP and ferritin are increased in brucellosis because it is an infectious disease.
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Key Findings & Data:The patients ages were 17, 40 and 45 respectively and all of them were male.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, these three cases show that ferritin levels mayincrease to very high levels in brucellosis.
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Abstract

Acute phase reactants such as CRP and ferritin are increased in brucellosis because it is an infectious disease. In this study, three cases with brucellosis having very high ferritin levels are presented. The patients ages were 17, 40 and 45 respectively and all of them were male. All cases had symptoms consistent with brucellosis with brucella agglutination titers above 1/1280. Ferritin levels of the cases were 1500 ng/ml, 893 ng/ml and 816 ng/ml, respectively. The first two patients were treated with doxycycline, streptomycin and rifampicin and the last with doxycycline, gentamicin and ciprofloxacin. Clinical picture recovered after antibrucellar treatment and ferritin levels declined to normal ranges. In conclusion, these three cases show that ferritin levels mayincrease to very high levels in brucellosis.

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Bruselloz bir infeksiyon hastalığı olması nedeniyle, C-reaktif protein ve ferritin gibi akut faz reaktanlarını yükseltmektedir. Çalışmamızda; bruselloz tanısı konan ve çok yüksek ferritin değerleri olan 3 olgu sunuldu. Üçü de erkek olan olguların yaşları sırasıyla 17, 40 ve 45 idi. Her üç olgu da semptomatik olup brusella aglütinasyon titreleri 1/1280’in üzerindeydi. Olguların ferritin değerleri sırasıyla 1500 ng/mL, 893 ng/mL ve 816 ng/mL bulundu. Olgulardan ilk ikisi doksisiklin, streptomisin ve rifampisin, diğeri ise doksisiklin, gentamisin ve siprofloksasin ile tedavi edildi. Bruselloz tedavisi sonrası, klinik tablo düzeldi ve ferritin düzeyleri normal sınırlara geriledi. Sonu olarak, bu üç olgu bruselloz hastalarında ferritinin çok yüksek düzeylere çıkabileceğini göstermektedir.

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EFE, S., DİLEK, İ., KARAHOCAGİL, M. K., AKDENİZ, H. (2007). High ferritin levels in cases of brucellosis: 3 case reports. Van Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 3, 87–89. https://ajindex.com/articles/334228

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