Acute pancreatitis associated with brucellosis.
BACKGROUND
Acute pancreatitis can be caused by a variety of infectious agents but it is regarded as an extremely rare complication of brucellosis.


METHODS
We briefly describe a 56-year-old man who presented with acute pancreatitis, fever, myalgia, and other clinical symptoms. Brucella melitensis was cultured from his blood. All clinical manifestations gradually resolved with the institution of intramuscular streptomycin and oral doxycycline therapy.


CONCLUSIONS
Acute pancreatitis may rarely be a complication of infection with B. melitensis. In areas where brucellosis is endemic, it should be kept in mind that acute pancreatitis may result from infection with brucella organisms.
Papaioannides
Demetrios
D
Department of Medicine, Arta General Hospital, Greece. head_medicine@psyhat.gr
Korantzopoulos
Panagiotis
P
Sinapidis
Demetrios
D
Charalabopoulos
Konstantinos
K
Akritidis
Nikolaos
N
D000208:Acute Disease; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000681:Amylases; D004318:Doxycycline; D013307:Streptomycin