Acute renal failure due to Brucella melitensis

J Infect Dev Ctries. 2011 Dec 13;5(12):893-5. doi: 10.3855/jidc.1442.

Abstract

We present the case of a 42-year-old male patient who applied to the emergency department of our hospital with clinical nephritis, orchitis, acute renal failure without endocarditis, and a low-grade fever. Brucella agglutinin titers were 1:160, Rose Bengal test was positive and Brucella melitensis was isolated from urine and blood cultures.. A combination of oral rifampin (600 mg/day) and doxycycline (200 mg/day) was administered along with supportive treatment leading to resolution of his clinical status by eight weeks. This was a rare complication of severe renal involvement due to brucellosis which resolved with antibiotic treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / diagnosis*
  • Acute Kidney Injury / etiology
  • Acute Kidney Injury / microbiology
  • Acute Kidney Injury / therapy
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Blood / microbiology
  • Brucella melitensis / isolation & purification*
  • Brucella melitensis / pathogenicity
  • Brucellosis / complications*
  • Brucellosis / diagnosis*
  • Brucellosis / drug therapy
  • Brucellosis / microbiology
  • Doxycycline / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rifampin / administration & dosage
  • Urine / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Doxycycline
  • Rifampin