Brucellosis and uveitis

Mustafa Kasim Karahocagil; Ahmet Demirok; Adil Kiliç; Adnan Cinal; Hüseyin Caksen; Tekin Yasar

Brucellosis and uveitis

Ann Ophthalmol (Skokie). 2008 Spring;40(1):48-50.

Authors

Mustafa Kasim Karahocagil¹, Ahmet Demirok, Adil Kiliç, Adnan Cinal, Hüseyin Caksen, Tekin Yasar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Yüzüncü Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 18556983

Abstract

A 30-year-old-lady, (Case 1) was found to have brucella uveitis in her left eye. Serum agglutination (SAT) and SAT/Coombs titers were positive at 1:320 and 1:160, respectively. In Case 2, a 12-year-old-girl diagnosis of left brucellosis uveitis was made. Both SAT and SAT/Coombs titers were positive at 1:1280. This report confirms that Brucellae organisms as a cause of uveitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Agglutination Tests
Brucellosis / diagnosis
Brucellosis / drug therapy
Brucellosis / microbiology*
Child
Coombs Test
Doxycycline / therapeutic use
Drug Therapy, Combination
Eye Infections, Bacterial / diagnosis
Eye Infections, Bacterial / drug therapy
Eye Infections, Bacterial / microbiology*
Female
Humans
Panuveitis / diagnosis
Panuveitis / drug therapy
Panuveitis / microbiology*
Prednisolone / therapeutic use
Rifampin / therapeutic use
Tetracycline / therapeutic use
Uveitis, Posterior / diagnosis
Uveitis, Posterior / drug therapy
Uveitis, Posterior / microbiology*

Substances

Prednisolone
Tetracycline
Doxycycline
Rifampin