Cutaneous findings, encountered in brucellosis and review of the literature

Metin, A; Akdeniz, H; Buzgan, T; Delice, I

doi:10.1046/j.1365-4362.2001.01237.x

Cutaneous findings, encountered in brucellosis and review of the literature

Metin A., Akdeniz H., Buzgan T., Delice I.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, cilt.40, sa.7, ss.434-438, 2001 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 7
Basım Tarihi: 2001
Doi Numarası: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2001.01237.x
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.434-438
Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background Human brucellosis is an infectious disease produced by Brucella species: small, coccoid or rod-like, aerobic, Gram-negative bacteria. The infection is common in developing countries, and can also affect the skin. Its prevalence is high in our region of where stockbreeding is one of the main economic sources, compared with the Turkey, industrially developed areas of Turkey, and dermatologic complaints due to brucellosis, are fairly common.