A Rare Osteoarticular Brucellosis in Gonabad City, Iran: A Case Report
Publish place: Razavi International Journal of Medicine، Vol: 3، Issue: 2
Publish Year: 1394
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: English
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 6 اسفند 1398
Abstract:
Introduction: Species of bacteria brucellosis, which can infect humans, are Brucella abortus, B melitensis, B. suis and rarely B. canis.Case Presentation: A 71-year-old woman with severe pain in the limbs, especially the left pelvic pain was admitted to 22-Bahman hospital in Gonabad, Iran. The patient’s Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) was 100 and C-reactive protein (CRP) had positive finding. Urea-creatinine, liver enzymes, U/A and U/C had normal results. A signal change in the soft tissue adjacent to the posterior surface of the vertebral body L4-L5 was observed. According to Wright and 2 Mercaptoethanol (ME) negative results, patient was re-introduced to neurosurgeon. Due to severe bone pain, radiotherapy was stopped and she was referred for treatment with bone tuberculosis diagnosis to a health center in Gonabad city, Iran. Daily streptomycin was started for patient and after 10 days, she referred to health center with a good general health status and without pelvic pain.Conclusions: Prominent musculoskeletal complaints (especially back pain) accompanied by constitutional symptoms such as fever, malaise and weight loss may be consistent with brucellosis.
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Hamed Ramezani Awal Riabi
Department of Basic Sciences, School of Public Health, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran
Reza Ahmadi
Department of Basic Sciences, School of Public Health, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran