Retrospective analysis of clinical profiles of Brucellosis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2013.07.026
- VernacularTitle:布鲁菌病23例临床分析
- Author:
Lihua DAI
;
Jun LI
;
Xiaoyuan XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Brucellosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2013;(7):562-563
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
To analyze the clinical characteristics,complications and management of Brucellosis.As a retrospective review,23 patients with Brucellosis admitted into Peking University First Hospital over a 10-year period were reviewed.Most of them were middle-aged males.Common presenting clinical manifestations included high fever,sweating,arthralgia and headache.Splenomegaly was more common than hepatomegaly.There were liver injury (n =15),transient proteinuria (n =6),secondary hemophagocytic syndrome (n =2) and renal failure with infective endocarditis,pneumonia with infective endocarditis,renal abscess (n =1).Most of them were treated effectively with combination therapy.The clinical features of Brucellosis are both complicated and atypical.
