Pulmonary Involvement in Brucellosis

Ulug, Mehmet; Can-Uluğ, Nuray

doi:10.1155/2012/164892

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“…8 Although pulmonary involvement is a rare manifestation in the course of brucellosis, but it should be considered in a patient with prolonged fever and arthritis and pulmonary symptoms in an endemic area. 10 There are a few reports in the literature about pulmonary involvement in brucellosis in children. In the literature, the following pulmonary manifestations of brucellosis have been reported: lung abscess, empyema, pneumonia, pleural effusion, nodules, and hilar and parenchymal lymphadenopathy.…”

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Pulmonary involvement in brucellosis: A case report and literature review

Abdollahi

Parvaneh

Shiari

et al. 2021

Clinical Case Reports

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Pulmonary involvement in brucellosis: A case report and literature review

Abdollahi

Parvaneh

Shiari

et al. 2021

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“…Our patient reported experiencing dry cough; subsequent chest radiography and CT showed subcentimeteric mediastinal hilar lymphadenopathy. Although pulmonary involvement is rare in brucellosis, the following radiological abnormalities have been reported: miliary mottling, parenchymal nodules, pleurisy, lung abscess, bronchiectasis, pneumonic consolidation, hilar or paratracheal lymphadenopathy, and pneumothorax [17].…”

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Brucellosis: An Elusive Backyard Agent

Rizvi

Iqbal

Bokhary

et al. 2020

Cureus

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Brucellosis is a form of zoonotic infection caused by various Brucella organisms. It most commonly presents as a case of pyrexia of unknown origin, alongside symptoms such as night sweats, malaise, arthralgias, and myalgias. This report describes the case of a man who presented with pyrexia of unknown origin for one month; he was diagnosed to be a case of brucellosis after enteric fever was ruled out. Investigations were ordered as it was a differential diagnosis with high clinical suspicion due to the presenting complaint and potential exposure of tainted consumable products. The systemic disease was determined to be brucellosis following blood results demonstrating positive antibody titers, and the suspicion of exposure due to widespread inadequacies in sterilization of food products.

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“…Because of its high degree of morbidity, for both animals and humans, it is a significant cause of economic loss and represents a serious public health problem in many developing countries. 13 Incidence of the disease in Turkey is 0.59 per 100 000 per year. 6 Pulmonary involvement of brucellosis is rare.…”

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Kaya²,

Anil³

et al. 2018

Exp Clin Transplant

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Brucellosis, a disease endemic in many countries including Turkey, is a systemic infectious disease. Brucellosis is rare in renal transplant recipients. Only 4 cases have been reported in the literature. In this report, we describe the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings of a brucellosis case with pulmonary involvement in a renal transplant recipient. A 20-year-old man who had a living-donor kidney transplant 4 months earlier presented to our transplant clinic with fever, cough, and right flank pain. Clarithromycin and ceftriaxone were started for the diagnosis of pneumonia. However, piperacillin/tazobactam, meropenem plus teicoplanin, and antituberculosis treatment were continued because the patient was unresponsive to the initial therapy. Serum Brucella agglutination titer was found to be 1/320. Treatment was started with a 6-week course of oral doxycycline and rifampin, resulting in cure. Brucellosis and especially its pulmonary involvement are rare after kidney transplant. However, in endemic areas,it should be considered as it mimics several other infectious diseases.

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Pulmonary Involvement in Brucellosis

Abstract: Pulmonary involvement is a rare event in the course of brucellosis, but the rate could be higher than currently estimated. In endemic regions, brucellosis should be considered as a causative agent in patients with pulmonary symptoms.

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Pulmonary involvement in brucellosis: A case report and literature review

Pulmonary involvement in brucellosis: A case report and literature review

Brucellosis: An Elusive Backyard Agent

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