Un exceptional cause of lymphocytic colitis: Brucellosis
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چکیده
Colitis is a rare but serious and life-threatening complication of brucellosis. The association of infective colitis and brucellosis has formerly been reported. However, to our knowledge, we report herein the first case of lymphocytic colitis due to brucellosis. A 44-year-old man presented with myalgia, chronic diarrhea and intermittent vomiting. Laboratory tests showed severe hypokalemia with malabsorption syndrome and positive serological test for brucellosis. Colonoscopy revealed lymphocytic colitis. After treatment with rifampicin and doxycycline, the patient recovered. Correspondence to: Raida Ben Salah, Department of Internal Medicine, Hedi Chaker Hospital 3029 Sfax-Tunisia, Tel : +216 74 45 16 60; E-mail: [email protected]
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