Paediatric Brucellosis: A case series from a tertiary care center in Karnataka.

Kalyan Chakravarthy Konda; Shravan Kanaparthi; Suneel C Mundkur; Shrikiran Aroor; Kasi Viswanath Reddy

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2017

Paediatric Brucellosis: A case series from a tertiary care center in Karnataka.

Kalyan Chakravarthy Konda, Shravan Kanaparthi, Suneel C Mundkur, Shrikiran Aroor, Kasi Viswanath Reddy

Abstract :

Brucellosis is an emerging zoonotic disease, but it may be overlooked and misdiagnosed, due to its protean & varied presentation, the absence of awareness and lack of experience among health care providers coupled with limited laboratory facilities. The disease causes diminution of manpower and is of great public health significance. We present a case series and retrospective analysis of seven children admitted to a tertiary care hospital of coastal Karnataka with a diagnosis of Brucellosis. Their epidemiological characteristics, contact history, clinical features and laboratory parameters were studied. This report aims to create awareness about the disease and highlight the importance of its consideration as a differential diagnosis of Pyrexia of unknown origin.