Clinical And Laboratory Findings Of 53 Cases With Acute Brucellosis

Abstract

SUMMARYIn this study, elinical and laboratory findings of fifty-three cases with acute brucellosis who admitted to the hospital with certain complaints were evaluated. The most comman complaints were as follows: Fever (93%), artralgia (93%), sweating (81%), myalgia (79%), headache (79%) weakness (75%). Comman physicalfindings were (71%), hepatomegaly (75%), splenomegaly (26%), lymphadenopathy (30%), anemia (50%). Elevated erytrocyte sedimentation rate was 35%, and increased level of transaminases was 22%. 37% of the patients gave history of consumption of fresh white cheese.(Key words: Brusellosis, Symptomatology, Physical Exemination, Neurobrucellosis.) ÖZET Bu çalı~mada deği~ik yakınmalada hastanemize ba~vurup akut bruselloz tanısı alan 53 hasta, klinik ve laboratuvar bulgularıyla değerlendirildi. ·· En sık yakınmalar ~unlardır: Ate~ (%93), artralji (%93), terleme (%81), myalji (%79), halsizlik (%75), ba~ağrısı (%75). En sık fizik muayene bulguları ate~ (%71), hepatomegali (%75), splenomegali (%26), lenfadenopati (%30) bulundu. Anormal Laboratuvar bulguları ise anemi (%50), artını~ sedimentasyon hızı (%35), artını~ transaminaz düzeyi (%22) idi. Hastaların verdiği ançunmez de taze peynir yeme alı~kanlığının (%35) sıklıkta olduğu görüldü.(Anahtar Sözcüler: Bruselloz, Semptomlar, Fizik Muayene, Nörobruselloz).