Retrospective analysis of clinical profiles of Brucellosis / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

To analyze the clinical characteristics,complications and management of Brucellosis.As a retrospective review,23 patients with Brucellosis admitted into Peking University First Hospital over a 10-year period were reviewed.Most of them were middle-aged males.Common presenting clinical manifestations included high fever,sweating,arthralgia and headache.Splenomegaly was more common than hepatomegaly.There were liver injury (n =15),transient proteinuria (n =6),secondary hemophagocytic syndrome (n =2) and renal failure with infective endocarditis,pneumonia with infective endocarditis,renal abscess (n =1).Most of them were treated effectively with combination therapy.The clinical features of Brucellosis are both complicated and atypical.