First case report of brucellosis in a child in Thailand

Keswadee Lapphral; Amornrut Leelaporn; Nirun Vanprapar; Pimpanada Chearskul; Naphatsara Sawawiboon; Orasri Wittawatmongkol; Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit

First case report of brucellosis in a child in Thailand

Keswadee Lapphral
, Amornrut Leelaporn
, Nirun Vanprapar
, Pimpanada Chearskul
, Naphatsara Sawawiboon
, Orasri Wittawatmongkol
, Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit

Department of Pediatrics

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Abstract

Brucellosis is uncommon in children. In Thailand, there have been only seven adult cases reported, all with Brucella melitensis. We describe here the first reported pediatric case of brucellosis in Thailand. A 12-year old boy presented with prolonged fever for one month, pancytopenia, pneumonia and peritonitis. The blood culture grew out Brucella melitensis. He responded well to combination therapy consisting of doxycycline and gentamicin. He recovered fully without relapse during the 6 month follow-up.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	890-896
Number of pages	7
Journal	Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
Volume	45
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2014

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First case report of brucellosis in a child in Thailand

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