title: Pleural and pericardial effusions: rare presentations of brucellosis, Iran.
abstract: We report a rare case of brucellosis presenting with pleural and pericardial effusions in a 35 year-old male rancher in Iran with fever and dyspnea. Such findings should prompt inclusion of brucellosis in the differential diagnosis in endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abdolreza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soudbakhsh
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roham
authors.forename: SeyedAhmad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: SeyedAlinaghi
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Emadi Kochak
authors.forename: Willi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McFarland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*