Evaluation of Hematological Changes in Patients with Brucellosis
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Objective: Brucellosis is a zoonotic infectious disease of domestic and wild animals caused by Brucella strains and is transmitted to humans by various routes. Brucellosis is an important problem leading to economic losses due to high morbidity rates. Although the disease has been eradicated in most developed countries it remains a public problem especially in the Mediterranean countries of the Middle East and Africa. The objective of this study was to investigate hematological changes in patients with brucellosis from Kahramanmaraş in light of the literature.
Methods: A total of 197 patients diagnosed with brucellosis and followed-up in the infectious diseases clinics of Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Hospital between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2017 were retrospectively evaluated for hematological changes. Demographic and epidemiologic data of the patients including age, gender, profession, the habit of consuming fresh cheese, and contact with animals were recorded. Hematological changes were considered as leukopenia (leukocyte count 4.000/μL), anemia (hemoglobin concentration <12 g/dL in women and <13 g/dL in men), and thrombocytopenia (platelet count <150.000/μL).
Results: Sixty eight percent of the patients developed hematological changes. No significant difference was found between the patients with and without hematological changes in terms of age and sex. The most common hematological changes was anemia in 36.5% of the patients followed by thrombocytopenia by (11.7%), leukopenia (10.2%) and leucocytosis (9.6%).
Conclusion: Hematological changes are among the most common changes of brucellosis. Diagnostic tests for brucellosis should be kept in mind in cases of hematological anomalies including anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and pancytopenia in endemic regions.
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Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Selma Ateş
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
6 Eylül 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
17 Mayıs 2019
Kabul Tarihi
7 Eylül 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3