An unusual presentation of brucellosis, involving multiple organ systems, with low agglutinating titers: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Khorvash, Farzin ^a   Keshteli, Ammar H ^a   Behjati, Mohaddeseh ^a   Salehi, Mansoor ^a   Emami Naeini, Alireza ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; DOXYCYCLINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIVER ENZYME; MERCAPTOETHANOL; NITROGEN; RIFAMPICIN; STAT PROTEIN; UREA;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANOREXIA; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ATAXIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COOMBS TEST; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DYSARTHRIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEPATITIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RELAPSE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS; VOMITING;

EID: 44949096382     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-53     Document Type: Article

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