Pleural and Pericardial Effusions: Rare Presentations of Brucellosis, Iran

Pleural and Pericardial Effusions: Rare Presentations of Brucellosis, Iran

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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: Willi McFarland, Hamid Emadi Kochak, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Maryam Roham, Abdolreza Soudbakhsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-05-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
Brucellosis
Pericardial Effusion
Pleural Effusion
Iran
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/upload_files/pdf/18554.pdf

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