brucellosis in childhood. | brucellosis has always been an unusual disease in children and, concomitant with the control of the disease in domestic animals, reports have become sparse. the pediatrician, therefore, may not be aware of the protean clinical manifestations of childhood brucellosis. in 1973, nine cases occurred during a three-month period in el paso, texas. all cases were marked by spiking fevers and lethargy of four days to four weeks in duration. tender hepatomegaly or splenomegaly was striking in seven patie ... | 1975 | 806883 |