A man with recurrent fever, arthritis, and rashes-brucellosis? A case report

A man with recurrent fever, arthritis, and rashes-brucellosis? A case report

Abstract Background We report a rare case of chronic brucellosis accompanied with myelodysplastic syndrome and neutrophilic dermatosis, which to the best of our knowledge, has never been reported. Case presentation A young man was admitted to our hospital complaining of recurrent fever, arthritis, r...

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Main Authors: Wen Wang, Xu Lu, Chengbo Li, Myong Jun Ri, Wei Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Brucellosis
Myelodysplastic syndrome
Neutrophilic dermatosis
Sweet’s syndrome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4746-0
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Summary:Abstract Background We report a rare case of chronic brucellosis accompanied with myelodysplastic syndrome and neutrophilic dermatosis, which to the best of our knowledge, has never been reported. Case presentation A young man was admitted to our hospital complaining of recurrent fever, arthritis, rashes and anemia. He had been diagnosed with brucellosis 6 years prior and treated with multiple courses of antibiotics. He was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome and neutrophilic dermatosis following bone marrow puncture and skin biopsy. After anti-brucellosis treatment and glucocorticoid therapy, the symptoms improved. Conclusions Clinicians should consider noninfectious diseases when a patient who has been diagnosed with an infectious disease exhibits changing symptoms.
ISSN:1471-2334

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