Brucellosis.
The possibility of brucellosis should be considered in any case of obscure pyrexia, monoarthritis, fascitis or splenomegaly, especially in persons who have been in contact with cattle, pigs or goats, or who have recently visited the Mediterranean region or East Africa. Tetracycline controls the symptoms, and the addition of streptomycin reduces the tendency to relapse.
D000003:Abattoirs; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D002003:Brucella abortus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002417:Cattle; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013752:Tetracycline