Överväg brucellos om patienten har långdragen feber! Besök i Mellanöstern hög riskfaktor för smitta
Engelsk titel: Consider brucellosis if the patient suffers of protracted fever! Visiting Middle East a high-risk factor
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Författare:
Hellgran U
;
Wahab T
Email: urban.hellgren@karolinska.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 3
Dokumenttyp:
Fallbeskrivning
UI-nummer: 08031514
Sammanfattning
Brucellosis is a rare imported disease in Sweden. It is usually characterized by low-grade relapsing fever often associated with joint and muscular pain but severe complications occur. To avoid doctor's delay, the condition must be suspected in people who have visited endemic areas, in particular the Middle East. We here report of a family where all three members contracted brucellosis caused by B melitensis after a visit to Damascus, Syria, probably after intake of un-pasteurized white cheese.