Brucellosis is a disease that may lead to changes in hematologic parameters such as anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia; however, thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a rare finding. Severe TMA may be associated with life-threatening hematologic, renal, and neurologic disorders.
To prevent this mortality caused by brucellosis, prompt recognition of this complication and prompt t…
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Neurobrucellosis is associated with increased CSF lactate
Neurological complications are rare in childhood brucellosis: there are only 33 reported cases. In children, neurobrucellosis is usually of acute presentation involving the central nervous system. We report our experience with an 8-year-old boy with brucella meningitis who demonstrated a Jarisch-Herxheimer-like reaction, i.e. initial clinical deterioration following the commencement of antibrucell…
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