title: Acute Brucellosis with Splenic Infarcts: A Case Report from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Splenic infarction is an extremely rare and unique presentation of brucellosis. Only few cases have been reported worldwide. We here report a case of a young man, presenting with acute onset of fever, left hypochondial pain, and vomiting. Further evaluation revealed multiple splenic infarcts and positive blood culture for brucellosis despite negative transesophageal echocardiography for endocarditis. Significant improvement in clinical symptoms and splenic lesions was achieved after six weeks of combination therapy against brucellosis.
authors.affiliation: Academic and Training Affairs, King Fahad Medical City, P.O. Box 59046, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mishal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alyousef
authors.affiliation: Academic and Training Affairs, King Fahad Medical City, P.O. Box 59046, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mushira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Enani
authors.affiliation: Academic and Training Affairs, King Fahad Medical City, P.O. Box 59046, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elkhatim