Acute renal failure due to Brucella melitensis
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, vol.5, no.12, pp.893-895, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 5 Issue: 12
- Publication Date: 2011
- Doi Number: 10.3855/jidc.1442
- Journal Name: Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.893-895
- Keywords: Acute brucella, Nephritis, Renal failure
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
We present the case of a 42-year-old male patient who applied to the emergency department of our hospital with clinical nephritis, orchitis, acute renal failure without endocarditis, and a low-grade fever. Brucella agglutinin titers were 1:160, Rose Bengal test was positive and Brucella melitensis was isolated from urine and blood cultures. A combination of oral rifampin (600 mg/day) and doxycycline (200 mg/day) was administered along with supportive treatment leading to resolution of his clinical status by eight weeks. This was a rare complication of severe renal involvement due to brucellosis which resolved with antibiotic treatment. © 2011 Ozgur et al.