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ArticleCase reports in hepatology2020

Acute Brucellosis and Cirrhosis: The Triggering Event of Fatal Liver Decompensation.

Maria Kosmidou, Eleftherios Klouras, Iro Rapti, Sebastien Filippas-Ntekouan, Haralampos Milionis

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Article in Case reports in hepatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Analysis of Clinical Characteristics and Blood Cell in Adult Patients with Brucella Bloodstream Infection of Different Blood Groups.Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion · 2023
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  2. SAGE open medical case reports · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria KosmidouFirst Division of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8618-9435
Eleftherios KlourasFirst Division of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Iro RaptiFirst Division of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Sebastien Filippas-NtekouanFirst Division of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Haralampos MilionisFirst Division of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
University of Ioannina · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cirrhotic patients are known to be particularly susceptible to infectious complications that may vary according to regional endemic patterns. Brucellosis, a common zoonosis with worldwide distribution, exhibits a predilection for the reticuloendothelial system and thus resulting in hepatic involvement. We describe three cirrhotic patients in whom acute brucellosis and/or its treatment served as the triggering factor of hepatic decompensation, with deleterious effects. The patients suffered from alcoholic cirrhosis and culture-proven brucellosis. All patients came from an area endemic to brucellosis. The first patient exhibited a relapsing brucellosis course with progressive deterioration of his fragile liver function. The second patient progressed rapidly to jaundice, possibly partly attributed to antibiotic pharmacotoxicity, and died during liver transplantation. The third patient eventually succumbed to diffuse intravascular coagulation. Brucellosis can be a triggering event of fatal liver decompensation in cirrhotic patients. Enhancing health literacy of the patients, particularly in endemic areas, is of paramount importance for prevention of exposure to similar pathogens.

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