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Panniculitis as the initial manifestation of brucellosis: a case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18360123     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Here, we describe a 38-year-old male with an abrupt manifestation acute panniculitis as unusual presentation of brucellosis. Brucellosis is a reemerging disease in Turkey, and the disease is primarily transmitted from farm animals to humans. Farmers and shepherds are the major risk groups for brucellosis in Anatolia. Brucellosis may involve almost all systems and organs, including the skin, and may mimic a wide range of illness and syndromes. Although the cutaneous manifestation of brucellosis is not disease specific, but it occurs in about 6%-13% of patients with brucellosis. Some of these lesions including rashes, papules, ulcers, abscess, erythema nodosum, ecchymosed skin rash, purpura, and vasculitis may be seen frequently in brucellosis, but panniculitis is rarely described. The case confirmed by positive blood culture had manifest skin lesion as an initial finding represented by lobular panniculitis with vasculitis.
Authors:
Esra Tanyel; Nuriye Tasdelen Fisgin; Levent Yildiz; Hakan Leblebicioglu; Levent Doganci; Necla Tulek
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American Journal of dermatopathology     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1533-0311     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Dermatopathol     Publication Date:  2008 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-03-24     Completed Date:  2008-04-17     Revised Date:  2009-04-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7911005     Medline TA:  Am J Dermatopathol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  169-71     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Ondokuz Mayis University, Medical School, Samsun, Turkey.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Biopsy, Needle
Brucella melitensis / isolation & purification*
Brucellosis / diagnosis*,  pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Fever of Unknown Origin / diagnosis,  etiology
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative / diagnosis,  pathology*
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / diagnosis,  pathology*

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