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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2022

Brucellosis with rare complications and review of diagnostic tests: a case report.

Arzu Altunçekiç Yildirim, Celali Kurt, Yeliz Çetinkol

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Arzu Altunçekiç YildirimDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey. arzaltu@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1141-9838
Celali KurtDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4419-4508
Yeliz ÇetinkolDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University, BucakMah. NefsiBucak Cad. 52200, Ordu, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4940-4498
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBrucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the world. Osteoarticular complications, especially vertebral system involvement, are most commonly reported. However, reports and coreports of pulmonary complications and thoracal spondylodiscitis and epidural abscess are rare. CASE PRESENTATION: Spondylodiscitis was detected at the T11-12 vertebral level, followed by epidural and paravertebral abscess, and then empyema was detected in a 17-year-old Asian female patient without any additional disease. The patient had used various antibiotics and the disease could not be proven bacteriologically. Also, the Rose Bengal test was negative. However, serologically high titer Brucella positivity was detected in the blood and pleural fluid sample. Drainage was required for bilateral empyema. Disease duration prolonged due to multiple complications. The patient was cured with combined long-term treatment for brucellosis.

conclusionsAlthough some are rare, brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that can cause many complications. The gold standard for diagnosis is the growth of bacteria in blood culture or tissue culture. However, isolation of the microorganism can be very difficult. Clinical suspicion and serological tests are important guides.

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BrucellaBrucellosisDiscitisAdolescentAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsFemaleHumansSpineZoonosesAnti-Bacterial AgentsBrucellosisEmpyemaParavertebral abscessSpondylodiscitis

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