title: Hematological manifestations in brucellosis cases in Turkey.
abstract: The hematological findings of 233 patients with brucellosis are presented and the possible pathologies discussed. Anemia was present in 128 patients (55%), leukopenia in 49 (21%) and thrombocytopenia in 59 (26%). Bone marrow aspirates of 18 patients (8%) with pancytopenia were examined. The bone marrow was hypercellular in 15 and normocellular in 3 patients. Granulomatous lesions were detected in 12 cases (67%), and slight to moderate cytophagocytosis of erythrocytes, granulocytes and platelets existed in all patients. Blood cell counts reverted to normal within 2-3 weeks of initiating chemotherapy with recovery from the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Yüzüncü Yil University Medical School, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akdeniz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Irmak
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seçkinli
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Buzgan
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Demiröz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology