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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2026

Brucellosis Presenting with Hemorrhagic Manifestations and Severe Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report.

Zhenzhen Wang, Yehui Cui, Kaijian Shang, Shuzhen Bi, Yan Li

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Zhenzhen Wang *Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, People's Republic of China.
Yehui Cui *Emergency Department, Changzhi People's Hospital, Changzhi, Shanxi, People's Republic of China.
Kaijian ShangEmergency Department, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, People's Republic of China.
Shuzhen BiEmergency Department, Changzhi People's Hospital, Changzhi, Shanxi, People's Republic of China.
Yan LiEmergency Department, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

Background: Brucellosis is a global zoonosis, commonly presenting with mild anemia and leukopenia, while severe thrombocytopenia with hemorrhagic manifestations as the initial symptom is extremely rare and easily misdiagnosed as primary hematological diseases. Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male farmer presented with progressive fatigue, anorexia, diffuse cutaneous petechiae, oral blood blisters, hematuria, melena, and acute dyspnea. Laboratory tests showed a platelet count of 2×10 Conclusion: Initial misdiagnosis as ITP was due to overlapping clinical and laboratory features (severe thrombocytopenia, positive anti-platelet antibodies, and bone marrow megakaryocyte maturation arrest). Key diagnostic clues included epidemiological history of sheep contact and positive

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brucellosisdiagnosisdifferentialhemorrhagic manifestationsthrombocytopeniazoonosis

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