Elmas Abdülbaki, Ulutaş Firdevs
Department of Internal Medicine, Giresun University, Giresun, TUR.
Department of Rheumatology, Giresun University, Giresun, TUR.
Cureus. 2023 Feb 22;15(2):e35292. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35292. eCollection 2023 Feb.
Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by Gram-negative bacteria. Musculoskeletal system involvement is common in patients with brucellosis. Herein we report a patient who presented with bilateral arthralgia in the ankles and diffuse swelling of the left hand in the follow-up. He had been diagnosed with brucellosis and improved well after a 10-week duration of antibiotic therapy. Rheumatic diseases may have many infectious mimickers. Brucellosis is one of those that should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
布鲁氏菌病是一种由革兰氏阴性菌引起的传染病。肌肉骨骼系统受累在布鲁氏菌病患者中很常见。在此，我们报告一名患者，其在随访中出现双侧踝关节疼痛和左手弥漫性肿胀。他曾被诊断为布鲁氏菌病，经过10周的抗生素治疗后恢复良好。风湿性疾病可能有许多感染性模仿者。布鲁氏菌病是鉴别诊断中应考虑的疾病之一。
