Brucellosis: atypical presentation with abdominal pain.
A patient with an atypical presentation of brucellosis is reported. The principal complaints of fever and abdominal pain did not initially suggest this diagnosis although a careful social history revealed the patient to be at risk of developing this infrequently reported infection. The gastrointestinal and hepatic manifestations of brucellosis are reviewed.
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D000005:Abdomen; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*