Brucellosis in adolescent pregnancy--case report and review of literature.
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2011
Yazarlar: Nuri Peker, Volkan Turan, Mete Ergenoglu, Ozgur Yeniel
Ginekologia polska, Uluslararası, 2011, cilt 82, ss 226-9
Özet
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that can be encountered during pregnancy especially in endemic areas such as Latin America, Africa, Asia, Mediterranean countries and eastern region of Turkey. We present a case of a 19-year-old pregnant woman of 19-20 weeks gestation diagnosed with brucellosis. Main presentation at admission were hematuria and nausea. Advanced investigations revealed blood culture positive for brucella. Abortion occurred in the course of medical therapy.