A Case of Brucellosis Presenting With Widespread Maculopapular Rash
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Tarih
2009
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Human brucellosis is a multisystemic infectious disease with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. Severe complications involving musculoskeletal, nervous, genitourinary, and cardiovascular systems may be encountered during the course of the disease; however, cutaneous complications have been reported rarely. We report a patient with brucellosis in whom the main presenting clinical feature was a maculopapular rash and fever. He was initially diagnosed as brucellosis based on the standard tube agglutination test and blood culture positivity. Histopathologic examination of these maculopapular lesions showed perivascular and periadnexal inflammation with loose granuloma formation including giant cells. We emphasize that brucellosis is an infectious disease that should always be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of a patient with rash and fever, especially in endemic areas.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
brucellosis, cutaneous manifestation, rash
Kaynak
American Journal Of Dermatopathology
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
31
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7
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closedAccess
