A fatal, rare case of bilateral, upper, lower limbs and abdominal gangrene associated with brucellosis

Abstract

Brucellosis distributed worldwide is a classical zoonotic disease. Complications associated with gangrene are quite uncommon and may or might not occur during the course of the disease. Here, we report a pediatric age group patient who presented with fever and gangrene over the upper and lower limbs and abdomen associated with brucellosis.

Keywords

• brucella melitensis
• brucellosis
• early laboratory diagnosis
• zoonotic disease