Brucella glomerulonephritis: Case report and review of the literature

Ustun I., Ozcakar L., Arda N., Duranay M., Bayrak E., Duman K., ...More

SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.98, no.12, pp.1216-1217, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 98 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/01.smj.0000163307.87372.38
  • Journal Name: SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1216-1217
  • Keywords: Brucella, glomerulonephritis
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The authors present the case of a 17-year-old shepherd who was diagnosed with diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis and diffuse tubulointerstitial nephritis during the course of Brucella infection. The pathogenesis and the mechanism of renal involvement in brucellosis is discussed in light of the pertinent literature.