title: A case of brucellar monoarthritis and review of the literature.
abstract: Brucellosis is a systemic infectious disease, which constitutes a public health problem in Turkey. Brucellosis has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. Osteoarthicular manifestations are often seen in brucellosis but most of the brucellar monoarthritis cases are reactive rather than being septic. We report a case of brucellar (septic) monoarthritis of the knee in a 74-year-old cattleman and review of the literature.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, 06 590, Sihhiye/Ankara, Turkey. ceritturgay1@yahoo.com
authors: Ethem Turgay
authors: ET
authors: Cerit
authors: Murat
authors: M
authors: Aydın
authors: Alpay
authors: A
authors: Azap
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002002:Brucella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D002417:Cattle; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents