Pleural and Pericardial Effusions: Rare Presentations of Brucellosis, Iran

We report a rare case of brucellosis presenting with pleural and pericardial effusions in a 35 year-old male rancher in Iran with fever and dyspnea. Such findings should prompt inclusion of brucellosis in the differential diagnosis in endemic areas.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abdolreza Soudbakhsh, Maryam Roham, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Hamid Emadi Kochak, Willi McFarland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-05-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3750