The first documented case of brucellosis manifested with pancytopenia and capillary leak syndrome

ERKURT M. A., SARI İ., Gul H. C., Coskun O., Eyigun C. P., Beyan C.

INTERNAL MEDICINE, cilt.47, sa.9, ss.863-865, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0834
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.863-865
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: brucellosis, capillary leak syndrome, pancytopenia
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Hematological complications have been frequently associated with acute brucellosis, but pancytopenia is less frequently seen. Also, capillary leak syndrome has been rarely reported in the literature. In this report, we present a case of brucellosis with pancytopenia leading to capillary leak syndrome. A 21-year-old man was admitted to hospital with complaints of a one-month history of weakness, sweats, and fever and he had hepatosplenomegaly and edema over the pretibial areas. Hemogram revealed pancytopenia and biochemical tests revealed moderate hypoalbuminemia, elevations of lactate dehydrogenase and aspartate aminotransferase. He was diagnosed as brucellosis and capillary leak syndrome. He was given doxycycline and rifampicin. The patient's symptoms were resolved after treatment.