ArticleThe Indian journal of medical research2018
Cytopenia in adult brucellosis patients.
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- Frequency of Human Brucellosis Complications in West Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.MicrobiologyOpen · 2026Pooled it
- Brucella melitensis infection complicated by secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, meningitis, and multiorgan damage: a case report and literature review.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Review
- A case report of hemophagocytic syndrome induced byFrontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Brucella-associated hemophagocytic syndrome: case report of a potentially life-threatening condition and literature review.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Can Hematological Inflammatory Indices Be Used to Differentiate Modic Type 1 Changes from Brucella Spondylodiscitis?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
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- Investigation of hematologic findings related to brucellosis in Anatolian region.Saudi medical journal · 2024Article
- Brucellosis presenting with pancytopenia and hearing loss: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Brucellosis complicated by myelofibrosis: report of five cases and review of literature.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2023Article
- Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia - Rare Complication of Brucellosis in a Saudi Woman: A Case Report and Literature Review.The American journal of case reports · 2022Review
- Brucellosis presenting with sepsis and cholestasis: A rare presentation of an endemic disease with review of the literature.IDCases · 2022Article
- Brucellosis Presenting with Febrile Pancytopenia: An Atypical Presentation of a Common Disease and Review of Brucellosis.Case reports in infectious diseases · 2021Article
- A Case of Brucellosis with Possible Ileal Involvement.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology · 2020Article
- An Overview of Brucellosis in Cattle and Humans, and its Serological and Molecular Diagnosis in Control Strategies.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2018Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND &
objectivesBrucellosis can lead to haematological abnormalities including cytopenia confusing with haematological malignancies. The aim of this study was to compare the main characteristics of brucellosis patients without cytopenia (Group 1) and with cytopenia (Group 2).
methodsThis five-year period study which was performed in two referral hospitals in Turkey, included all adult brucellosis patients. Abnormally, low counts of leucocyte or haemoglobin or platelets in a patient were considered as cytopenia. The demographics, clinical, laboratory, treatment and outcome data were analyzed.
resultsA total of 484 brucellosis patients were enrolled. Among the cases, 162 (33.5%) of them had cytopenia. One hundred and four (21.5%) had anaemia, 88 (18.8%) had thrombocytopenia, 71 (14.6%) had leucopenia and 28 (5.8%) had pancytopenia. The mean age of group 2 was 35.01±16.05 yr and it was 33.31±14.39 yr in group 1. While there was no difference between the groups in terms of duration of treatment, the median length of hospital stay (LOS) was significantly longer in group 2 (9 vs 10 days; P<0.001). The most frequently applied combination therapy consisted of doxycycline plus rifampicin and doxycycline plus streptomycin regimens. No significant difference was observed in terms of duration of treatment, LOS and restoration time of cytopenia between the patients who received either of these combinations. INTERPRETATION &
conclusionsOur findings suggested that the patients with cytopenia should be investigated for brucellosis, especially if living in, or with a history of travel to, endemic areas, in view of the increase in world travel.
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