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We prospectively studied 339 patients diagnosed of brucellosis over a six year period in order to evaluate the clinical and serological characteristics of brucellosis in the elderly. 319 patients (94.1%) were under 65 years of age (group A), and 20 patients (5.9%) were older than 65 (group B). No patient in group B developed splenomegaly as opposed to 69 (21.6%) in group A (p less than 0.05). The percentage of positive blood cultures (Brucella melitensis isolated in all cases) was 72.1% in group A and 60% in group B. The mean titer of IgM antibodies measured by indirect immunofluorescence test was significantly lower in the elderly patients, with no other differences in serologic response between the two groups. 103 patients (32.2%) in group A and seven patients (35%) in group B developed some complications; spondylitis was more common and severe among group B patients. There was no therapeutic failure or relapse among patients over 65. We conclude that clinical, bacteriological and serological characteristics and the outcome of brucellosis in the elderly are similar to those seen in younger patients.
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PMID:Serology, clinical manifestations and treatment of brucellosis in different age groups. 236 66

Of 452 patients with brucellosis, 169 (111 male and 58 female) had osteoarticular complications. Brucella melitensis was isolated from the blood in 7.7% of the cases. Fever, chills, arthralgia, backache, high levels of C-reactive protein, positive rheumatoid factor, and splenomegaly were more frequent in osteoarticular brucellosis than in nonosteoarticular disease. Arthritis occurred in the hip joint in 90 cases (53%), knees in 61 (36%), sacroiliacs in 33 (20%), ankles in 25 (15%), elbows in nine (5.3%), shoulders in eight (5%), wrists in six (3.5%), and sternoclavicular arthritis occurred in three cases (1.8%). Spondylitis occurred in 10 cases (6%), osteomyelitis in four (2.4%), and tendinitis or bursitis in two (1.2%). Treatment with tetracycline or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) alone (four to eight weeks) or in combination with streptomycin (two to four weeks) resulted in a relapse rate of 16.6%. No relapses occurred in seven patients treated with repeated four- to six-weeks courses of rifampin plus tetracycline or TMP-SMZ plus streptomycin.
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PMID:Osteoarticular complications of brucellosis: a study of 169 cases. 349 50

The aim of this study was to evaluate the brucellosis patients inhabiting in Mus province, in Eastern Anatolia of Turkey, retrospectively. The mean age of the patients (n: 87) was 38.1 +/- 12.4 years, and 45% of them were female. The transmission route was the consumption of unpasteurized fresh cheese (in 85%), and unboiled milk (in 45%). The most common symptoms were recorded as chills (89%), fever (87%), and arthralgia (81%). Splenomegaly (71%) and hepatomegaly (63%) were the predominant physical examination signs. Diagnosis was made based on the clinical features and positive Rose-Bengal test result (93%), however, blood cultures could not be performed due to insufficient laboratory equipment. In 92% of the patients at least one complication has been detected indicating delayed admission to the hospital, while the most common complications were sacroileitis (79%) and spondylitis (44%). Streptomycin+doxycyclin, streptomycin+doxycyclin+ ciprofloxacin, and streptomycin+doxycyclin+ rifampicin combination therapies were used in 62%, 24% and 14% of the patients, respectively, for six weeks, resulting with complete cure.
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PMID:[Retrospective evaluation of brucellosis cases inhabiting in Mus province]. 1700 61

Bilharziasis is a parasitic disease that affects the urinary tract and intestines. Finding bilharzia in joints is exceptional. We report two cases of Malagasy patients living in a highly endemic bilharziasis area and having chronic arthritis due to bilharziasis. The first case was a 32-year-old man presenting with a clinical picture of spondylitis with chronic oligoarthritis and paroxysmal asymmetric in his lower limbs, accompanied with sacroiliac pain and episodic dysentery. We retained the diagnosis of bilharziasis arthritis because of positive schistosomiasis serology in the joint fluid and the blood, poor response to therapy with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and high efficacy of treatment with specific antiparasitic drugs. The second case was a 42-year-old woman with pain in her knees, hips, and low back for 1 year. She was presented inflammatory pain which were persisting despite the use of non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs. She had a history of splenectomy resulting to a splenomegaly by liver-spleen schistosomiasis. Results of paraclinical examinations were similar with the first case as well as the high efficacy of anti-parasitic treatment. Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni are the endemic strains found in Madagascar. The lifestyle of the Malagasy population exposes them to recurrent infestations, even massive. If the affinity for joint of schistosoma is known, the diagnosis of bilharzial arthropathy is exceptional. The diagnosis is based on a set of clinical and biological arguments as well as evolution. Serological testing for bilharzia in joint fluid could be an efficient way of diagnosis. So, in a country where bilharzia is endemic, clinical presentation of spondylitis or nondestructive chronic polyarthritis should lead to bilharzia arthropathy.
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PMID:Bilharzial arthropathy: Rare cause of chronic arthritis in tropical areas. 2898 15