Reversible renal failure in a child with brucellosis: a case report

Abstract
Bilateral kidney enlargement and renal failure are described in a five-years-old girl with brucellosis. The diagnosis was made on the basis of a rising brucella agglutination titre. Both the function and the size of the kidneys returned to normal after four weeks treatment with co-trimoxazole. Renal brucellosis may simulate renal tuberculosis or chronic pyelonephritis and should be considered in areas where brucellosis is endemic.

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