Brucellosis As a Cause of Intestinal Perforation.
Cureus
; 12(2): e7075, 2020 Feb 22.
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| ID: mdl-32226676
Brucellosis is a multisystem zoonotic infection. Patients usually presents with fever and nonspecific systemic symptoms but may rarely present with clinical presentation of an acute abdomen. In this case report, we present a 32-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with symptoms of acute abdomen. Exploration revealed ileal perforation secondary to brucellosis, for which loop ileostomy was fashioned.
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En
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Cureus
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2020
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