Brucellosis: An underdiagnosed infection in children

Authors

  • Sooraj Patil
  • Sanjay Verma
  • Purbasha Mishra
  • Megha Sharma
  • Vikas Gautam
  • Pallab Ray
  • Sunil Sethi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCH.2019.v06.i03.011

Keywords:

Human brucellosis, Children, India

Abstract

Brucellosis, which is believed and categorized as an animal disease, can, surprisingly, be found in humans also. We report a 5-year boy presenting to us with prolonged (5 months) unexplained fever, non-tender discrete lymphadenopathy, and hepatosplenomegaly and finally proved to be a case of brucellosis, which was treated appropriately. Brucellosis should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses causing prolonged fever in children.

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Published

2019-03-27

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Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

Brucellosis: An underdiagnosed infection in children. (2019). Indian Journal of Child Health, 6(3), 139-141. https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCH.2019.v06.i03.011