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Brucellosis As a Cause of Intestinal Perforation.
Noureen, Iffat; Hamza, Muhammad; Sabir Khan, Huma; Khan, Saleha; Hanif, Muhammad.
Affiliation
  • Noureen I; Surgical Unit II, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK.
  • Hamza M; Surgery Unit II, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK.
  • Sabir Khan H; Surgical Unit II, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK.
  • Khan S; Surgical Unit II, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK.
  • Hanif M; Surgical Unit II, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical Uninversity, Rawalpindi, PAK.
Cureus ; 12(2): e7075, 2020 Feb 22.
Article in En | MEDLINE | 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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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Cureus Year: 2020 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Cureus Year: 2020 Type: Article