1.Diagnosis of human brucellosis.
Korean Journal of Medicine 2006;71(1):1-3
No abstract available.
Brucellosis*
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Diagnosis*
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Humans*
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3.Brucellar Spondylitis.
Hong Jae LEE ; Jin Woo HUR ; Jong Won LEE ; Sang Rok LEE
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2008;44(4):277-279
The incidence of Brucellosis is increasing in Korea. Spondylitis is the most frequent complication, but it is difficult to diagnose because its clinical symptoms are non-specific. It should therefore be included in the differential diagnosis of back pain. We report three rare cases of brucellar spondylitis successfully treated by medical and surgical therapy.
Back Pain
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Brucellosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Incidence
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Korea
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Spondylitis
4.Evaluation of Colloidal Gold Immunochromatography for the Diagnosis of Human Brucellosis Caused by Smooth Brucella.
Shuai Bing DONG ; Na TA ; Li Ping WANG ; Meng Guang FAN ; Yue Xi LI ; Cui Hong ZHANG ; Li Jie ZHANG ; Zi Jun WANG ; Hai JIANG
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2022;35(8):764-767
5.Analysis of a case with Brucellosis misdiagnosed as osteoarthrosis.
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2014;39(2):215-217
Brucellosis is far more frequent in a pasturing area in the northern part of our country and it has many clinical manifestations. It may cause multiple organ damage and its features lack specificity. It is rare in the south, so it is extremely easy to be misdiagnosed or overlooked. The retrospective analysis of a case with Brucellosis misdiagnosed as osteoarthrosis provides a guide for clinical doctors to understand Brucellosis, so that early diagnosis would be accessible, and prognosis could be improved.
Brucellosis
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diagnosis
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Diagnostic Errors
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Humans
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Osteoarthritis
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Retrospective Studies
7.Brucellosis in 4 children.
Gang LIU ; Shao-Ying LI ; Xi-Wei XU ; Guo-Li WANG ; Jing-Hui ZHEN ; Fang DONG
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2008;10(3):423-425
Brucellosis
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diagnosis
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drug therapy
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
8.Value of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis of brucellar spondylitis.
Li GU ; Qing-Tai YU ; Wen-Yuan ZANG ; De-Hui XU
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2012;25(5):433-435
OBJECTIVETo study characteristic presentations of Brucellar spondylitis on MRI in order to improve the diagnostic level.
METHODSFrom October 2009 to December 2010,15 patients with Brucellar spondylitis were evaluated by MRI. They included 11 males and 4 females ranging in age from 31 to 64 (mean 49) years. The major clinical manifestations were different degrees of fatigue,fever and low back pain. All patients underwent MRI and treated with antibiotic drugs.
RESULTSBrucellar spondylitis was mostly localized at the lumbar spine with obvious bony hyperostosis in the vertebral periphery. Most foci were in the edge, anterior and middle parts of the vertebral body, with low signals on T1WI and mixed low signals on T2WI, and high signals on T2 fat suppression, mostly without significant changes in intervertebral space. Paraspinal abscess was observed in 5 cases. Thirteen cases involved the lumbar vertebrae, 1 case involved the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and 1 case involved the lumbar and sacral vertebrae. Two vertebrae were affected in 14 cases, and 3 vertebrae were affected in 1 case.
CONCLUSIONMRI can provide imaging clues for diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Brucellar spondylitis, and has a high clinical value.
Adult ; Brucellosis ; diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; methods ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Spondylitis ; diagnosis
9.Brucella orchitis: A retrospective study of 69 cases.
National Journal of Andrology 2016;22(1):46-51
OBJECTIVETo investigate the epidemiological characteristics, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of Brucella orchitis, so as to provide reliable evidence for the prevention and treatment of the disease.
METHODSWe conducted retrospective statistical analyses on the medical records of 48 outpatients and 21 inpatients with Brucella orchitis.
RESULTSBrucella orchitis was diagnosed in 6.67% of the male patients with brucellosis (69/1 034). The disease exhibited typical epidemiological features, with a higher incidence rate among those in frequent contact with sheep and elderly people, in the period from April to July, and in the areas with sheep husbandry. All the Brucella orchitis patients had such local symptoms as testicular pain and swelling, more frequently involving both testes, and other most common symptoms included fever, chills, sweating, and painful joints. Based on IIEF-5, 45 of the patients suffered from severe erectile dysfunction, with their reproductive function temporarily affected in the course of the disease. Misdiagnosis easily occurred in the early stage of the disease. Therapeutic options mainly included doxycycline hydrochloride and rifampicin, administered orally or intravenously, which could effect a cure, though relapse might occur in some cases.
CONCLUSIONBru- cella orchitis has distinct epidemiological characteristics, with clinical manifestations of testicular pain and swelling. Though a transient disease, it affects the reproductive function of the patient before cured. It can be treated by combined oral and intravenous medication, with painkillers or ice bags for testicular pain and swelling.
Animals ; Brucella ; pathogenicity ; Brucellosis ; complications ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Orchitis ; diagnosis ; microbiology ; therapy ; Retrospective Studies ; Sheep
10.Clinical analysis on 175 cases of occupational brucellosis.
Yi-wen JIANG ; Qing WANG ; Ruo-xin ZHAO ; Shu-ke GE ; Xin-wei GUO
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2013;31(11):861-863
Adult
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Aged
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Brucellosis
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diagnosis
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therapy
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Occupational Diseases
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diagnosis
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microbiology
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therapy