Mustafa Kasim Karahocagil, Ahmet Demirok, Adil Kiliç, Adnan Cinal, Hüseyin Caksen, Tekin Yasar
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Abstract
A 30-year-old-lady, (Case 1) was found to have brucella uveitis in her left eye. Serum agglutination (SAT) and SAT/Coombs titers were positive at 1:320 and 1:160, respectively. In Case 2, a 12-year-old-girl diagnosis of left brucellosis uveitis was made. Both SAT and SAT/Coombs titers were positive at 1:1280. This report confirms that Brucellae organisms as a cause of uveitis.