title: Intermittent fever and pancytopenia in a young Mexican man.
abstract: We report a case of brucellosis in a young Mexican man who had weight loss, fever, and nausea. Physical examination revealed hepatosplenomegaly, and examination of the blood showed pancytopenia. This case illustrates the need for a high index of suspicion when patients living in the southern United States have these symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Tex., USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schussler
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Fenves
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Sutker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D006529:Hepatomegaly; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000209:etiology*; D013163:Splenomegaly; D013781:Texas