P Pavone, C Gulizia, S D'Amico, P Grassi, G La Rosa, R Leotta, A Basile, S Palmucci, P V Foti, G Belfiore, L Marino, G F Pellicanò, G Pulvirenti
OBJECTIVE: Human brucellosis is a zoonosis with an extremely wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Focal splenic involvement is very uncommon, particularly in the pediatric age group, during the illness' acute phase. CASE REPORT: A 4-year-old boy, already receiving third-generation cephalosporin treatment, was transferred from a local hospital to the University Pediatric Department for fever, anemia, increased inflammation index, and multiple, hyper-echogenic splenic lesions on abdominal ultrasound...
July 2022: European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences