Different Clinical Presentations of Brucellosis

Roushan, Mohammad Reza Hasanjani; Ebrahimpour, Soheil; Moulana, Zahra

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“…In the majority of cases, brucellosis presents with nonspecific symptoms such as fever, sweating, anorexia, appetite loss and profound muscle weakness. It can also involve specific tissue and organs causing osteo-articular, urogenital, neurological and cardiological complications [2,3].…”

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Acute and chronic brucellosis eleven-year audit from a tertiary hospital in Armenia

Sargsyan

Davtyan²,

Hann

et al. 2019

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: The incidence of brucellosis in Armenia in 2010 was twice as high as in other countries of the Caucasian region and has almost doubled over the last three decades. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with acute or chronic forms of presentation of human brucellosis. Methodology: Retrospective study using data from medical records of 455 patients hospitalized for the first time at the Nork Republican Infectious Disease Referral Hospital in Yerevan, Armenia between the years 2006 and 2016. We undertook descriptive analysis of cases, compared acute and chronic cases, and identified factors associated with acute and chronic cases using regression. Results: The majority of brucellosis cases had acute case presentation (73.0%), were males (70.3%), between the ages of 20-60 years (66.2%) and unemployed (89.9%). About two-thirds of cases reported a history of consumption of raw unpasteurized milk. The multivariate analysis revealed that factors associated with the form of brucellosis were age, symptom duration preadmission, fever, antibody titer, and hospitalization outcomes. Conclusion: This study revealed that brucellosis is unevenly distributed across different age groups, as well as regions of Armenia. Affected individuals did not seek medical attention after the onset of the symptoms for about 2 months. Therefore, the targeted educational campaigns could be of crucial importance to prevent the disease in humans, contribute to its early diagnosis and treatment.

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Acute and chronic brucellosis eleven-year audit from a tertiary hospital in Armenia

Sargsyan

Davtyan²,

Hann

et al. 2019

J Infect Dev Ctries

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“…The most important infection route is through inhalation of the air contaminated with bacteria [7]. The most common clinical symptoms of this disease include fever and chills, anorexia, weight loss, and night sweats [8,9]. In this disease, localized symptoms at the site of the infection indicate the progression of the infection, and hemoptysis is one of the most seen symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis [10].…”

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The frequency of risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis in tuberculosis patients in Babol, Northern Iran, during 2008-2015

Shokri

Najafi

Niromand

et al. 2018

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In the current study, we investigated the risk factors for tuberculosis in patients admitted to the Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital in Babol, north of Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 207 patients with proven tuberculosis during the years 2008-2015. Demographic data such as age and sex, smoking, history of underlying illness, illness symptoms, and laboratory results were collected and analyzed at a significant level of less than 0.05. From 207 patients, 136 were male (65.7%), 71 were female (34.3%), and 76 of them (37.3%) were smokers. It is notable that most patients (29.5%) were over the age of 71. The relation between age profile and being tuberculosis has been studied, but the co-relation was found to be not significant. The most common complaint has been coughing (60.9%). While investigating underling diseases, the most common illness has found to be Diabetes (11.3%). Based our finding, there was a significant relationship between gender and smoking with tuberculosis. Accordingly, as smoking is one of the risk factors for tuberculosis, smokers and non-smokers should be informed that smoking carries the risk for tuberculosis. Such a program should be particularly addressed to males.

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“…Humans are contaminated by brucella bacteria through digestive pathway, skin wounds, and inhalation during contact with infected domestic animals. A usual manner of illness is through usage of non-pasteurized dairy [6] [7]. Patients show symptoms of fever, malaise, fatigue, weight loss, and headache.…”

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“…Moreover, brucellosis has impact on cardiovascular system, neurological system, respiratory system, and gastrointestinal system [7] [8]. So, it is necessary to diagnose and treat brucellosis before the complications overcome.…”

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Brucellosis Presented as Thyroiditis: A Rare Case Report

Alinaghian¹,

Avijgan²

2016

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Brucellosis is an endemic zoonotic disease around the world such as Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. Brucella is brought into attention by affecting various organs thorough complications, but thyroiditis is a rare one. Here, we present a case of Brucellosis with neck discomfort and odynophagia who developed thyroiditis and was treated by antibiotic and corticosteroid therapy. This case report aims to draw clinicians' attention to thyroiditis as a rare complication of brucellosis.

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Different Clinical Presentations of Brucellosis

Cited by 38 publications

References 22 publications

Acute and chronic brucellosis eleven-year audit from a tertiary hospital in Armenia

Acute and chronic brucellosis eleven-year audit from a tertiary hospital in Armenia

The frequency of risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis in tuberculosis patients in Babol, Northern Iran, during 2008-2015

Brucellosis Presented as Thyroiditis: A Rare Case Report

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