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Clinical features of 71 patients with acute brucellosis in Zaozhuang City of Shandong Province / 中华地方病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Endemiology ; (12): 71-74, 2022.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-931496
ABSTRACT

Objective:

To analyze the epidemiological characteristics and clinical manifestations of patients with acute brucellosis in Zaozhuang City of Shandong Province, and to improve the understanding of brucellosis.

Methods:

The demographic characteristics, epidemiological characteristics, clinical manifestations and laboratory examination results of patients with acute brucellosis diagnosed in Zaozhuang Municipal Hospital from January 2019 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.

Results:

Most of the 71 patients with acute brucellosis were male, with a male-to-female ratio of 2.2 ∶ 1.0 (49 ∶ 22) and an average age of (53.23 ± 14.12) years old, mainly in Yicheng District (32.39%, 23/71); 80.28% (57/71) of patients had a history of epidemiological contact; the disease occurred throughout the year, mainly from April to October (76.06%, 54/71); the main symptoms were fever (100.00%, 71/71), muscle and joint pain (80.28%, 57/71), fatigue (54.93%, 39/71), hyperhidrosis (39.44%, 28/71), hepatosplenomegaly (18.31%, 13/71) and orchitis (4.23%, 3/71), etc. Laboratory examination results showed that decreased white blood cells accounted for 12.68% (9/71), decreased red blood cells accounted for 21.13% (15/71), thrombocytopenia accounted for 8.45% (6/71), decreased lymphocyte percentage accounted for 12.68% (9/71), increased C-reactive protein accounted for 67.61% (48/71), and accelerated erythrocyte sedimentation rate accounted for 50.70% (36/71). Some patients were accompanied by elevated alanine aminotransferase (50.70%, 36/71) and aspartate aminotransferase (42.25%, 30/71), 57 patients (80.28%) with positive blood culture.

Conclusions:

The clinical manifestations of acute brucellosis are atypical in Zaozhuang City. Brucellosis screening should be carried out for patients with long-term unexplained fever and an epidemiological exposure history, especially those with muscle joint pain, hepatosplenomegaly and orchitis.

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Endemiology Year: 2022 Type: Article