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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Danitza Lukac Vishal Devarkonda, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Brucellosis must be differentiated from Typhoid fever, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Lymphoma, Dengue, Leptospirosis, Rheumatic disease, Epstein-barr virus, Toxoplasmosis, Cytomegalovirus, and HIV.
Differentiating Brucellosis from other Diseases
Brucellosis must be differentiated from Typhoid fever, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Lymphoma, Dengue, Leptospirosis, Rheumatic disease, Epstein-barr virus, Toxoplasmosis, Cytomegalovirus, and HIV.[1][2][3][4]
A detailed clinical history which includes recent travel history, recent camping or hunting, consumption of unpasteurized milk or raw meat products, and occupational history should be obtained, in order to differentiate Brucellosis from other diseases. ✔ !✔/✘ !✔/✘ !✘
| Differentiating diagnosis of Brucellosis | Symptoms | Signs | Diagnosis | Additional Findings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fever | Rash | Diarrhea | Abdominal pain | Weight loss | Painful lymphadenopathy | Hepatosplenomegaly | Arthritis | Lab Findings | Imaging Findings | ||
| Brucellosis | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Typhoid fever | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Malaria | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | |||||
| Tuberculosis | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Lymphoma | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Mumps | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ||||||
| Rheumatoid arthritis | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | |||||
| SLE | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| HIV | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | |||||||
Reference
- ↑ Pappas G, Akritidis N, Bosilkovski M, Tsianos E (2005). "Brucellosis". N Engl J Med. 352 (22): 2325–36. doi:10.1056/NEJMra050570. PMID 15930423.
- ↑ Brucellosis "Dennis Kasper, Anthony Fauci, Stephen Hauser, Dan Longo, J. Larry Jameson, Joseph Loscalzo"Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19e Accessed on January,2017
- ↑ Young EJ (1995). "Brucellosis: current epidemiology, diagnosis, and management". Curr Clin Top Infect Dis. 15: 115–28. PMID 7546364.
- ↑ Enfermedades infecciosas: Brucelosis -Diagnóstico de Brucelosis,Guia para el Equipo de Salud. Ministerio de Salud-Argentina. http://www.msal.gob.ar/images/stories/bes/graficos/0000000304cnt-guia-medica-brucelosis.pdf. Accessed on February 2, 2016