Akbayram, SinanDogan, MuratAkgun, CihangirPeker, ErdalParlak, MehmetOner, Ahmet Faik2025-05-102025-05-1020111076-02961938-272310.1177/10760296103821042-s2.0-84857227829https://doi.org/10.1177/1076029610382104https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/1222Parlak, Mehmet/0000-0001-6030-2244; Akbayram, Sinan/0000-0001-7410-4310; Akbayram, Sinan/0009-0001-0816-4144Hematologic abnormalities of mild anemia and leucopenia have been frequently associated with acute brucellosis, but thrombocytopenia are less frequently seen. In the present study, we documented 5 (2.6%) isolated thrombocytopenic patients with the manifestations of brucellosis observed during the course of active infection. Five (2.6%) patients, 4 boys and 1 girl, with ages ranging from 2 to 14 years, had isolated thrombocytopenic at diagnosis. In 5 (2.6%) patients, platelet counts ranged from 39 000 to 120 000/mm(3). Tube agglutination tests for brucellosis were positive for all patients (1/160-1/1280). All patients recovered completely, and their thrombocytopenia returned to normal by 2 to 4 weeks after antibiotic treatment of brucellosis. In our study, we present 5 patients with Brucella-induced thrombocytopenia mimicking idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura to emphasize the isolated thrombocytopenia and the resolution of thrombocyte counts following treatment of brucellosis.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBrucellosisThrombocytopeniaChildArticle176Q2Q2E36E3820829271WOS:000300376400009