| Severe pharyngitis in stockbreeders: an unusual presentation of brucellosis. | |
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PMID: 18397911 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Abstract Brucellosis is a known occupational hazard for shepherds, abattoir workers, veterinarians, dairy industry professionals and personnel in microbiological laboratories. Any organ may be affected by Brucella species but to date, severe manifestations in the pharynx have never been reported as the prevailing features of brucellosis. We report two cases in stockbreeders who presented with high-grade fever and severe exudative pharyngitis accompanied by severe odynophagia in the first and with high-grade fever and a history of relapsing tonsillitis in the second. We therefore recommend including brucellosis in the differential diagnosis of febrile patients suffering from unexplained pharyngitis or tonsillitis who belong to high-risk groups for contracting brucellosis. |
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Authors:
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Kalliopi Zachou; Panagiotis A Papamichalis; George N Dalekos |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2008-04-07 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) Volume: 58 ISSN: 1471-8405 ISO Abbreviation: Occup Med (Lond) Publication Date: 2008 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-05-29 Completed Date: 2008-12-19 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9205857 Medline TA: Occup Med (Lond) Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 305-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine and Research Laboratory of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Papakiriazi 22 Street, 41222 Larissa, Greece. |
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Adult Aged Agglutination Tests Animal Husbandry / methods Animals Antibodies, Bacterial / isolation & purification Brucella melitensis / immunology, isolation & purification* Brucellosis* / diagnosis Dairy Products Diagnosis, Differential Humans Male Pharyngitis / diagnosis, microbiology* Sheep Diseases / microbiology*, transmission Tongue Tonsillitis / complications* |
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0/Antibodies, Bacterial |
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