Alimentary tract presentations of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity3377 @entity353 @entity648 @entity448 @entity281 @entity4432 @entity381 @entity2679 @entity158 @entity382 @entity6467 @entity1142
A retrospective study was conducted to assess alimentary tract involvement in 140 Saudi @entity1 with @entity4432 . A brucella standard agglutination titer of 160 or over was considered to be positive evidence of @entity281 . The commonest symptoms were @entity448 , @entity353 , right @entity158 , and @entity1142 . A history of raw milk ingestion was obtained in 38 @entity1 . Thirty-nine @entity1 had @entity382 , 21 had @entity381 , and six had signs of @entity2679 . @entity648 was elevated in eight @entity1 ; one or more of the liver enzyme activities studied were elevated in 75 @entity1 . Four of the 14 liver biopsies performed revealed Brucella microgranulomata. Abdominal ultrasound studies were abnormal in 29 of 46 @entity1 . Thirty @entity1 had a normal upper or lower gastrointestinal tract endoscopy. Blood cultures from 18 @entity1 were incubated for six to eight weeks, with @entity6467 isolated from five. Sixty-seven @entity1 (47.86%) received effective treatment for @entity3377 with improvement in the symptoms, signs and liver functions. Brucellosis is relatively common in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and efforts should be taken to control and possibly eradicate this disease.
