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Unusual clinical presentations of brucellosis

Alışılmışın dışında klinik tablo ile seyreden bruselloz olguları

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47–52
Publication Date
2022-10-17
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In patients living in or coming from endemic regions, considering brucellosis in the differential diagnosis may lead to early diagnosis and treatment and may decrease the complications.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to atypical presentations of brucellosis.
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Key Findings & Data:A prospective study was carried out on 240 consecutive patients with brucellosis who were hospitalized between December 1999 and July 2002.
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to atypical presentations of brucellosis. A prospective study was carried out on 240 consecutive patients with brucellosis who were hospitalized between December 1999 and July 2002. Among these cases 11 patients had unusual clinical presentations. Two patients with neurobrucellosis, peritonitis, pericarditis, pancytopenia, uveitis and one with epididymo-orchitis who had atypical presentations were evaluated with their clinical and laboratory findings. In patients living in or coming from endemic regions, considering brucellosis in the differential diagnosis may lead to early diagnosis and treatment and may decrease the complications.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, alışılmışın dışında klinik tablo ile seyreden bruselloz olgularına dikkat çekmektir. Çalışma, Aralık 1999 ile Temmuz 2002 arasında kliniğe yatırılan 240 hastada prospektif olarak yürütülmüştür. Bu hastalardan alışılmamış klinik tablo ile seyreden onbir hasta sunulmuştur. Atipik kliniğe sahip nörobruseiloz, peritonit, perikardit, pansitopeni ve üveiti olan ikişer ve epididimo-orşiti olan bir hasta, klinik ve laboratuvar bulguları ile birlikte değerlendirilmiştir. Endemik bölgede yaşayan veya endemik bölgeden gelen hastaların ayırıcı tanısında brusellozun düşünülmesi, erken tanı ve tedaviye olanak sağlayacak ve komplikasyonların azaltılmasına katkıda bulunacaktır.

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TANYEL, E., YETKİN, A., ORAL, B., ERTEM, T. G., HATİPOĞLU, A. Ç., TÜLEK, N. (2022). Unusual clinical presentations of brucellosis. İnfeksiyon Dergisi, Cilt: 19 - Sayı: 1, 47–52. https://ajindex.com/articles/546507

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