A case of ocular brucellosis: importance of vitreous specimen.
Brucellosis is a rare cause of uveitis, seen more often in developing countries. We report a case of ocular brucellosis, where diagnosis was confirmed with a high Brucella agglutination titer in the vitreous specimen. The case was treated by pars plana vitrectomy and antibiotics. We believe that a vitreous specimen is very important in the diagnosis of ocular brucellosis.
Akduman
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Department of Ophthalmology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Or
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M
Hasanreisoğlu
B
B
Kurtar
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K
D000293:Adolescent; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002002:Brucella / Q000276:immunology*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000276:immunology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial