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A brucella costochondritis
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M. نساجیزواره   |
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Abstract: (11365 Views) |
| A 22-years-old presented with sever man pain in Costochondral region and mild fever, anorexia, sweating and weight-loss. He had history of consumption of non-pasteurized cheese. In physical examination patient was ill and diaphoretic, temperature 37.8˚c and severe tenderness in third right Costa chondral junction. STA for Brucella was positive (1/320). Patient treated with rifampin and doxycyclin. Constitutional symptoms subsided after 10 days but costochondral pain in 1 month. In endemic area patients with costochondritis also should evaluated for brucellosis |
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| Keywords: Costochondritis, Brucellosis, Standard tube agglutination test |
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Type of Study: case report |
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Received: 2008/09/13 | Published: 2005/02/15
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