Gamuts

Brucellosis

Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonosis caused by ingestion of unpasteurized milk or undercooked meat from infected animals, or close contact with their secretions. It is also known as undulant fever, Malta fever, and Mediterranean fever.Brucella species are small, Gram-negative, nonmotile, nonspore-forming, rod-shaped (coccobacilli) bacteria. [Source: Wikipedia ]

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Brucellosis 
May Cause
Chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis
Diffuse gallbladder wall thickening
Extradural lesion with abnormal adjacent bone
Focal calcification in kidney
Focal vertebral sclerosis
Granulomatous disease
Granulomatous synovitis
Hepatic granuloma
Hepatomegaly
Infundibular narrowing
Intervertebral disk calcification
Lucent bone lesion with sclerotic rim
Lung disease with eosinophilia
Mediastinal and/or hilar lymph node enlargement
Multiple healed granulomas
Multiple splenic calcifications
Radiolucent metaphyseal bands
Renal mass with calcification
Splenomegaly
Splenomegaly with diffuse hyperechoic pattern
Ureteral and renal pelvic calcification

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