Two Pediatric Cases of Brucellosis Mimicking Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Abstract

Brucellosis is a common zoonotic disease in our country caused by Brucella species, a gram negative coccobacillus that is transmitted by oral ingestion of unpasteurized milk and dairy products or by close contact with infected animal secretions. Because brucellosis has nonspecific symptoms and findings, it can mimic many other diseases. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic disease included in the differential diagnosis of brucellosis. In this article, two pediatric cases referred with a pre-diagnosis of CCHF and diagnosed with brucellosis were presented.

Keywords

• Brucellosis
• Child
• Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Kırım Kongo Kanamalı Ateşini Taklit Eden İki Pediatrik Bruselloz Olgusu

Abstract

Bruselloz pastörize edilmemiş süt ve süt ürünlerinin ağız yoluyla alınmasıyla veya enfekte hayvan salgılarıyla yakın temas yoluyla bulaşan, gram negatif bir kokobasil olan Brucella türlerinin neden olduğu ülkemizde de yaygın olarak görülen zoonotik bir hastalıktır. Bruselloz özgül olmayan semptom ve bulgulara sahip olması nedeniyle diğer birçok hastalığı taklit edebilir. Kırım Kongo Kanamalı Ateşi (KKKA) brusellozun ayırıcı tanısında yer alan zoonotik bir hastalıktır. Bu yazıda KKKA ön tanısı ile hastanemize sevk edilen ve bruselloz tanısı konulan iki pediatrik olgu sunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Kırım Kongo Kanamalı Ateşi
• Bruselloz
• Çocuk

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