Journals / Ege Pediatri Bülteni / 2002 / Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 1

A child with brucellosis

Bir brusellozis olgusu

Pages
29–31
Publication Date
2022-10-17
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So we should suspect brucellosis and require laboratory examinations for brucella.in the patients with fever of unknown origin.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Brucellosis is a multisystem disease which occur in different clinical presentations.
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Key Findings & Data:Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (46 mm/h) and alanine aminotransferase level (53 IU/L) were increased.
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Conclusion & Impact:So we should suspect brucellosis and require laboratory examinations for brucella.in the patients with fever of unknown origin.
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Abstract

Brucellosis is a multisystem disease which occur in different clinical presentations. Eleven year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital with the complaints of high fever, malaise and abdominal pain. On the laboratory examination lymphomonocytosis, thrombocytopenia and anemia was detected. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (46 mm/h) and alanine aminotransferase level (53 IU/L) were increased. Rose-Bengal was positive and subsequent tube agglutination test (Wright test) revealed a titer of 1/2560. Brucella spp. was determined in blood and bone marrow cultures. Doxycycline and streptomycin were given for treatment. Because the clinical and laboratory findings are not spesific for brucellosis, the diagnosis is sometimes made only with the suspicion of the disease. So we should suspect brucellosis and require laboratory examinations for brucella.in the patients with fever of unknown origin.

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Brusellozis, farklı klinik tablolarla karşımıza çıkabilen multisistemik bir hastalıktır. Ateş yüksekliği, halsizlik ve karın ağrısı yakınmaları ile başvuran 11 yaşında erkek hastanın tetkiklerinde lenfomonositoz, trombositopeni ve anemi saptandı. Eritrosit sedimantasyon hızı 46 mm/saat, alanin aminotransferaz düzeyi 53 IU/L, Rose-Bengal pozitif, Wright 1/2560 bulundu. Kan ve kemik iliği aspirasyon materyalinin kültürlerinde Brucella spp üredi. Hastaya doksisiklin ve streptomisin başlandı. Sonuç olarak, brusellozisin klinik ve laboratuvar bulgularının spesifik olmaması nedeni ile tanı ancak hastalıktan şüphelenilmedi ile konulmaktadır. Bu nedenle ateş nedeni bulunamayan her hastada brusellozis düşünülmeli ve gerekli tetkikler istenmelidir.

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UZUNER, N., TURGUT, Ş., ARSLAN, N. (2022). A child with brucellosis. Ege Pediatri Bülteni, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 1, 29–31. https://ajindex.com/articles/495864

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