Radiation Therapy in Chloroma: A promising palliative manipulation.
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Dear Editor, Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that often presents with fever and malaise, and it is sometimes complicated by unusual involvements such as meningitis, endocarditis and arthritis1. Pacemaker-related infections remain a severe form of complication after implantation, and Brucella spp. are rare agents of pacemaker infections2. A 61-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with recurrent papular lesions on the pacemaker implantation site. Standard precautions were taken when placing the pacemaker into the patient to prevent the transmission of infectious agents. Two years after the repeat procedure, the patient complained of papular lesions at the pacemaker implantation site. A soft tissue infection was considered after initial examination, and intravenous sulbactam-ampicillin was subsequently administered to the patient. After the generator pocket was completely removed, the patient was followed up with an ECG-holter, which revealed no sinus pause or bradycardia. The patient was subsequently discharged without LETTERS
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Hippokratia
دوره 16 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012