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Relapse occurs in 5 to 15 percent of patient usually in first 6 months following treatment, although in rare cases it may even occur in up to 12 months of treatment.<ref>Ariza J, Bosilkovski M, Cascio A, et al. Perspectives for the treatment of brucellosis in the 21st century: the Ioannina recommendations. PLoS Med 2007; 4:e317.</ref><ref>Ariza J, Corredoira J, Pallares R, et al. Characteristics of and risk factors for relapse of brucellosis in humans. Clin Infect Dis 1995; 20:1241.</ref> | |||
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Overview
Symptoms of brucellosis include undulant fever, night sweats (with characteristic smell, likened to wet hay), and joint pain.[1]
Symptoms
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| Acute brucellosis | Acute brucellosis may begin with mild flu-like symptoms, or symptoms such as:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Systemic symptoms
Focal organ wise symptoms:
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Relapse occurs in 5 to 15 percent of patient usually in first 6 months following treatment, although in rare cases it may even occur in up to 12 months of treatment.[12][13] |
| Chronic Brucellosis | Presence of clinical manifestation for more then one year after established diagnosis of brucellosis is considered as chronic brucellosis.
Clincial manifestations include: Uveitis: patients complains of difficulty of vision Spondylitis, osteomyelitis, Arthralgias: patients complains of pain in joints or joint movement Intermittent sweating |
References
- ↑ Brucellosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brucellosis. Accessed on February 4, 2016
- ↑ Colmenero JD, Reguera JM, Martos F, et al. Complications associated with Brucella melitensis infection: a study of 530 cases. Medicine (Baltimore) 1996; 75:195.
- ↑ Mantur BG, Amarnath SK, Shinde RS. Review of clinical and laboratory features of human brucellosis. Indian J Med Microbiol 2007; 25:188.
- ↑ Pappas G, Akritidis N, Bosilkovski M, Tsianos E. Brucellosis. N Engl J Med 2005; 352:2325.
- ↑ Doganay M, Aygen B. Human brucellosis: An overview. Int J Infect Dis 2003; 7:173.
- ↑ Young EJ. Brucellosis: current epidemiology, diagnosis, and management. Curr Clin Top Infect Dis 1995; 15:115.
- ↑ Aygen B, Doganay M, Sumerkan B, et al. Clinical manifestations, complications and treatment of brucellosis: a retrospective evaluation of 480 patients. Med Malad Infect 2002; 32:485.
- ↑ Geyik MF, Gür A, Nas K, et al. Musculoskeletal involvement of brucellosis in different age groups: a study of 195 cases. Swiss Med Wkly 2002; 132:98.
- ↑ Mousa AM, Bahar RH, Araj GF, et al. Neurological complications of brucella spondylitis. Acta Neurol Scand 1990; 81:16.
- ↑ Pappas G, Bosilkovski M, Akritidis N, et al. Brucellosis and the respiratory system. Clin Infect Dis 2003; 37:e95.
- ↑ Herrick JA, Lederman RJ, Sullivan B, et al. Brucella arteritis: clinical manifestations, treatment, and prognosis. Lancet Infect Dis 2014; 14:520.
- ↑ Ariza J, Bosilkovski M, Cascio A, et al. Perspectives for the treatment of brucellosis in the 21st century: the Ioannina recommendations. PLoS Med 2007; 4:e317.
- ↑ Ariza J, Corredoira J, Pallares R, et al. Characteristics of and risk factors for relapse of brucellosis in humans. Clin Infect Dis 1995; 20:1241.