Brucellosis mimicking vasculitis in a patient with renal failure and peripheral neuropathy.
Very few reports of brucellosis with overt renal failure exist in the literature. The authors report interstitial nephritis and distal sensory-motor polyneuropathy as the presenting features of brucellosis. It is postulated that immunologic hypersensitivity reactions may play a role in the pathogenesis of brucellosis. A brief review on this topic is presented.
Shoja
Mohammadali M
MM
Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. shoja.m@gmail.com
Khosroshahi
Hamid T
HT
Tubbs
R Shane
RS
Varshochi
Mojtaba
M
Fervenza
Fernando C
FC
D000328:Adult; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005076:Exanthema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*