1. Clinical characteristics of 21 brucellosis patients with thrombocytopenia
Songsong XIE ; Yan ZHOU ; Rongjiong ZHENG ; Hashan JUMABAIKE ; Weize ZUO ; Yuexin ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2019;38(12):991-994
Objective:
To investigate the clinical features of brucellosis with thrombocytopenia.
Methods:
The clinical data of patients with brucellosis complicated with thrombocytopenia (platelet count < 100 × 109/L) diagnosed by the Department of Infection Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from January 2012 to December 2018 were collected retrospectively, and the demographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, laboratory examinations, treatment and prognosis of the patients were analyzed.
Results:
All the 21 patients were male and their age was (47.3 ± 12.2) years old, including 3 Uygur, 14 Han and 4 Kazak. Their occupation was dominated by farmers and herdsmen, a total of 16 patients; 11 patients had a history of close contact with cattle and sheep, 5 patients were engaged in slaughter and wool processing industries, and 5 patients were infected for unknown reason. All the 21 patients had fever, hyperhidrosis in 17 patients, fatigue in 16 patients, joint and muscle pain in 7 patients, and decreased body mass in 5 patients. Sheep