gum and nose bleeding as a presentation of pediatric brucellosis

نویسندگان

ali hosseininasab infectious and tropical diseases research centre, kerman university of medical sciences, kerman, ir iran; infectious and tropical diseases research centre, kerman university of medical sciences, kerman, ir iran. tel: +98-3423222250, fax: +98-3413222763سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کرمان (kerman university of medical sciences)

zahra farahmandinia kerman university of medical sciences, kerman, ir iranسازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کرمان (kerman university of medical sciences)

mahdieh eslamian kerman university of medical sciences, kerman, ir iranسازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کرمان (kerman university of medical sciences)

pegah arfa kerman university of medical sciences, kerman, ir iranسازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کرمان (kerman university of medical sciences)

چکیده

conclusions sever thrombocytopenia and bleeding may be the presentation of brucellosis. case presentation we report on an eight-year-old boy who presented epistaxis and gum bleeding. the physical examination revealed petechiae, purpura, ecchymosis, and cervical while inguinal lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly were noted. brucella agglutinin titer was positive. after five days of specific therapy for brucellosis, fever was controlled, clinical signs and symptoms were improved and platelet count was dramatically increased. introduction brucellosis symptoms are nonspecific; the most common complaints include fever, sweats, anorexia, headache, malaise, and arthralgia. hematological manifestations of active brucellosis vary from mild anemia and leukopenia to thrombocytopenia and rarely pancytopenia.

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