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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2019; 11(04): 388-390
DOI: 10.4103/JLP.JLP_46_19
Case Report

A fatal, rare case of bilateral, upper, lower limbs and abdominal gangrene associated with brucellosis

Tejashree Anantha
Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSSAHER, Mysore, Karnataka, India
,
Vidyavathii B. Chittaragi
Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSSAHER, Mysore, Karnataka, India
,
M. Krishna Karthik
Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSSAHER, Mysore, Karnataka, India
,
Jagadeesh Kumar
Department of Pediatrics, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSSAHER, Mysore, Karnataka, India
,
B. Suresh Kumar
Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSSAHER, Mysore, Karnataka, India
,
Badveti Satya Sai
Department of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSSAHER, Mysore, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Brucellosis distributed worldwide is a classical zoonotic disease. Complications associated with gangrene are quite uncommon and may or might not occur during the course of the disease. Here, we report a pediatric age group patient who presented with fever and gangrene over the upper and lower limbs and abdomen associated with brucellosis.

Key words

Brucella melitensis - brucellosis - early laboratory diagnosis - zoonotic disease


Publication History

Received: 30 April 2019

Accepted: 26 August 2019

Article published online:
07 April 2020

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