Abstract

Although brucellosis is a multi-systemic illness, terminal ileitis or colitis due to brucellosis is reported anecdotal in literature. Genitourinary manifestations of Brucella, namely epididymo-orchitis is very rare in childhood brucellosis. Herein, we present a case of brucellosis in a child with a rare combination of terminal ileitis and epididymo-orchitis not reported previously in the literature.

Details

Title
Brucellar terminal ileitis and epididymo-orchitis in an adolescent; case report and review of the literature
Author
Oguz, Melahat Melek; Oztek-Celebi, Fatma Zehra
Pages
919-921
Section
Case Reports
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Oct 2018
Publisher
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
ISSN
20366590
e-ISSN
19722680
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2560104639
Copyright
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