title: Pneumonic presentation of brucellosis.
abstract: Brucellosis is a rare disease in children. Lung involvement is an uncommon presentation of brucellosis. The authors are presenting a child with brucellosis, who presented with predominant pulmonary involvement. It was an eight-year-old child who was referred to us a case of non-resolving pneumonia. Brucella agglutination test was suggestive of brucellosis. He responded to the combination of doxycycline and rifampicin.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Pediatric Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Meenu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Manju
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salaria
authors.forename: Lata
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*