| IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE |
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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 148-149 |
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Nail discoloration in a child with brucellosis
Soner Sertan Kara1, Nurhan Doner Aktas2
1 Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
2 Department of Dermatology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Soner Sertan Kara
Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Palandöken, Erzurum - 25280
Turkey
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2225-6482.172653
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Brucellosis is a frequent zoonotic disease. During the course of brucellosis treatment, antibiotics can result in side effects. Nail discoloration due to doxycycline is a rare, benign, and self-limited presentation. It is important to recognize it in patients on antibiotic therapy in order to prevent overdiagnosis and unnecessary laboratory tests. Here, a case of an 11-year-old boy with nail discoloration during brucellosis treatment was presented.
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