Childhood brucellosis in Babol, Iran

This prospective study was conducted on 111 children with brucellosis, who attended the Department of Infectious Diseases, Babol, Iran, from September 1999 to March 2003. Fever (73.9%), sweating (67.6%), artheralgia (49.5%) and splenomegaly (18%) were common findings. The disease was acute and sub-a...

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Published in:	Tropical doctor Vol. 35; no. 4; p. 229
Main Authors:	Roushan, Mohammad Reza Hasanjani, Ahmadi, Seyed Ahmad Asgharzadeh, Gangi, Seyed Mokhtar Smailnejad, Janmohammadi, Nasar, Amiri, Mohammad Jafar Soleimani
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-10-2005
Subjects:	Adolescent Brucella - isolation & purification Brucellosis - diagnosis Brucellosis - epidemiology Brucellosis - microbiology Brucellosis - physiopathology Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Iran - epidemiology Male Prospective Studies Rural Population Seasons Urban Population Iran
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Summary:	This prospective study was conducted on 111 children with brucellosis, who attended the Department of Infectious Diseases, Babol, Iran, from September 1999 to March 2003. Fever (73.9%), sweating (67.6%), artheralgia (49.5%) and splenomegaly (18%) were common findings. The disease was acute and sub-acute in 97.3% and chronic in 2.7% of cases. Peripheral arthritis was seen in 35 (31.5%) of cases, which was monoarticular in 29 patients, most involving the knees and hips. Sacroilitis was seen in six (5.4%) cases.
ISSN:	0049-4755
DOI:	10.1258/004947505774938693