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Risk factors for leptospirosis and brucellosis in people living with human immunodeficiency virus who attended a referral hospital in southeastern Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Leptospirosis and brucellosis cause immunosuppression that worsens the clinical condition of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). We investigated the serological profile and risk factors of PLWHA. METHODS: Serum samples (n=238) were researched for Brucella spp. antibodies using ...

La brucelosis en el diagnóstico diferencial de las meningitis asépticas: a propósito de un caso

Rev. méd. Chile; 148 (12), 2020
Aseptic meningitis represents a diagnostic challenge for the clinician. Cytological and chemical parameters are key in the differential diagnosis. Hypoglycorrhachia is a strong predictor of a bacterial origin for aseptic meningitis. We report a 44-year-old male with a history of recurrent febrile headach...

Cervical brucellar spondylitis causing incomplete limb paralysis

Abstract Brucellosis, a zoonosis with worldwide distribution, is a systemic infection caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. Meanwhile, brucellosis often causes complications, such as osteoarticular involvement, and spondylitis is the most prevalent and important clinical form. Here, is a case of cerv...

Treatment of a subdural empyema complicated by intracerebral abscess due to Brucella infection

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (5), 2017
A 55-year-old male presented with fever, stupor, aphasia, and left hemiparesis. A history of head trauma 3 months before was also reported. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed slight contrast enhancement of lesions under the right frontal skull plate and right frontal lobe. Because of deteriorati...

Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association

Abstract: Brucellosis is a commonly diagnosed zoonosis and neurological involvement is rare. A 30-year-old woman presented with a pulsatile headache that was exacerbated by the Valsalva maneuver and refractory to analgesic therapy. The patient also had nausea, cough, and coryza that evolved over 7 days. ...

A rare cause of Rhabdomyolysis from Brucella: a case report

West Indian med. j; 62 (8), 2013
Rhabdomyolysis is caused by myocyte necrosis, which results in the release of muscular cell contents into the circulation and extracellular fluid. We present a case of rhabdomyolysis due to brucella infection without any complications. Following the treatment for brucella, creatinine kinase level was sig...

Brucelosis en niños: Presentación inusual de dos casos
Brucellosis in children: A report of two inusual cases

Rev. méd. hered; 6 (2), 1995
Even though burcellosis in our country is an endemic disease, it is more commonly seen over the age of ten years. We here present two cases of children whose ages are eighteen months and two years respectively. It is interesting the way both patients began their disease, with acute pharingitis and exudat...