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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2017

A Case Report of Pediatric Brucellosis in an Algerian Immigrant.

Eimear Kitt, Kristina R Brannock, Lauren A VonHolz, Paul J Planet, Erin Graf, Vinodh Pillai

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  3. Pediatric Brucellosis: A Challenging Diagnosis-Case Report.Journal of primary care & community health
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6 authors.

Eimear KittDivision of Infectious Diseases and.
Kristina R BrannockDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Lauren A VonHolzDivision of Infectious Diseases and.
Paul J PlanetDivision of Infectious Diseases and.
Erin GrafDivision of Infectious Diseases and.
Vinodh PillaiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 8-year old girl presented to our facility with a 10-day history of fever, fatigue, abdominal pain and refusal to walk. She recently travelled from her native Algeria where she first developed symptoms. On evaluation, she was ill-appearing, febrile and tachycardic with hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy noted on examination. A strong musty odor was also noted from the child. Laboratory evaluation revealed pancytopenia, hyponatremia, and an elevated AST, ALT, and LDH. Malaria testing was negative, as was a PPD. On further questioning, the family reported multiple sick contacts in Algeria with similar symptoms. After discussion with Oncology and Infectious Diseases, she underwent a bone marrow biopsy that was significant for multiple non-caseating ring granulomas. She was started on combination therapy of doxycycline and for presumed brucellosis infection with improvement in her symptoms and resolution of fever. Bone marrow culture returned several days later positive for Brucella melitensis.

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AlgeriaBrucella melitensisMaghrebring granuloma

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PMID28480256
PMCPMC5414059

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