Abstract

ALKAN, Sevil; DINDAR DEMIRAY, Emine Kübra; TARHAN, Nurullah  and  ONDER, Taylan. A case of Brucella pyelonephritis: a rare case. Iberoam J Med [online]. 2022, vol.4, n.2, pp.113-117.  Epub Dec 04, 2023. ISSN 2695-5075.  https://dx.doi.org/10.53986/ibjm.2022.0012.

Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease, seen globally, especially in developing countries and it can affect many organs. Urinary involvement of this disease is a very rare. Pyelonephritis, interstitial nephritis, glomerulonephritis, nephropathy are the reported urinary involvements. In this study, we aimed to report a case of Brucella pyelonephritis, who had complaints mimicking acute bacterial pyelonephritis, with a history of polycystic kidney disease and calculi in the left kidney.

Keywords : Brucella; Pyelonephtiyis; Brucellosis.

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