Acute renal failure due to Brucella melitensis
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...
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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.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3dfa5b1af5eb4b9ab8bb8804d08f6f6d2025-08-20T02:27:20ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802011-11-0151210.3855/jidc.1442Acute renal failure due to Brucella melitensisOzgur Dagli0Mehmet Dokur1Gulcihan Guzeldag2Yelda Ozmen3Department of Clinic for Infectious Disease, Kilis State Hospital, Kilis, TurkeyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kilis State Hospital, Kilis, TurkeyFaculty of Arts and Science, Biology Department, Kilis 7 Aralık University, Kilis, TurkeyDepartment of Clinic for Infectious Disease, Kilis State Hospital, Kilis, Turkey 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. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1442acute brucellanephritisrenal failure |
| spellingShingle | Ozgur Dagli Mehmet Dokur Gulcihan Guzeldag Yelda Ozmen Acute renal failure due to Brucella melitensis Journal of Infection in Developing Countries acute brucella nephritis renal failure |
| title | Acute renal failure due to Brucella melitensis |
| title_full | Acute renal failure due to Brucella melitensis |
| title_fullStr | Acute renal failure due to Brucella melitensis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute renal failure due to Brucella melitensis |
| title_short | Acute renal failure due to Brucella melitensis |
| title_sort | acute renal failure due to brucella melitensis |
| topic | acute brucella nephritis renal failure |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1442 |
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