Brucellosis contracted during foreign travel.
Brucellosis, a bacterial infection, is rarely seen in the United States. It occurs mostly in people who work with domestic animals and animal products. However, this patient became infected while in Yugoslavia, and diagnosis was delayed by the gap between appearance of symptoms and positive results of serologic tests. Brucellosis should be suspected in a patient with unexplained fever, especially if he or she has traveled to a country where unpasteurized dairy products are common.
Revak
D M
DM
Family Practice Residency, Ohio State University, Columbus.
Swain
R A
RA
Guthrie
R M
RM
Lubbers
J R
JR
D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003611:Dairy Products; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States; D015022:Yugoslavia