SMJ articles in the category "brucella"

Case Report

Brucella Glomerulonephritis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

The authors present the case of a 17-year-old shepherd who was diagnosed with diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis and diffuse tubulointerstitial nephritis during the course of Brucella infection. The pathogenesis and the mechanism of renal involvement in brucellosis is discussed in light of the pertinent literature. Key Points * Brucella is a…

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Case Report

A Case of Brucella Spondylodiscitis with Extended, Multiple-level Involvement

Brucellosis is a zoonosis that affects several organs and has a protean presentation. The authors report the case of a 61-year-old male patient with brucellar spondylodiscitis involving several vertebrae and a paravertebral abscess localized in the erector spinae muscle. Diagnosis was made by positive blood culture and MRI. No relapse…

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