Brucella glomerulonephritis: Case report and review of the literature

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

SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.98, sa.12, ss.1216-1217, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 98 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/01.smj.0000163307.87372.38
  • Dergi Adı: SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1216-1217
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Brucella, glomerulonephritis
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.