Tissue infarction secondary to brucellosis: a systematic review of case reports and case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tissue infarction is a rare but serious life-threatening complication of brucellosis. In this systematic review, we investigated manifestations, diagnostic and therapeutic measures, and causes of tissue infarction in patients with brucellosis.

Methods

Pubmed/Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science were systematically searched for case reports or case series that detail tissue infarction secondary to brucellosis up to October 20, 2024. Baseline characteristics, clinical and paraclinical findings, infarcted tissue details, treatments, and outcomes of the patients were independently extracted by two reviewers.

Results

A total of 34 articles were included, reporting on 36 brucellosis patients with tissue infarction in the central nervous system (CNS) (n = 2

SUBMITTER: Keyvanfar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11818214 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature