Brucellosis and uveitis.
A 30-year-old-lady, (Case 1) was found to have brucella uveitis in her left eye. Serum agglutination (SAT) and SAT/Coombs titers were positive at 1:320 and 1:160, respectively. In Case 2, a 12-year-old-girl diagnosis of left brucellosis uveitis was made. Both SAT and SAT/Coombs titers were positive at 1:1280. This report confirms that Brucellae organisms as a cause of uveitis.
Karahocagil
Mustafa Kasim
MK
Department of Infectious Diseases, Yüzüncü Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey. mkarahoca@hotmail.com
Demirok
Ahmet
A
Kiliç
Adil
A
Cinal
Adnan
A
Caksen
Hüseyin
H
Yasar
Tekin
T
D000328:Adult; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D003298:Coombs Test; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015864:Panuveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015866:Uveitis, Posterior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D011239:Prednisolone; D013752:Tetracycline; D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin