Acute Brucellosis with Myelodysplastic syndrome presenting as pancytopenia and fever of unknown origin
Medical Principles and Practice. 2012; 21 (2): 183-185
in English
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ABSTRACT
To report a rare case of brucellosis with myelo-dysplastic syndrome [MDS]. A 70-year-old woman presented with pancytopenia and fever of unknown origin [FUO]. The initial diagnosis was brucellosis; the woman was treated with doxycycline and rifampin against Brucella melitensis but was later diagnosed as suffering from MDS. She was immediately transferred to the Department of Hematology for further evaluation. This study highlights the rarity of brucellosis with MDS, and we recommend that brucellosis with MDS be considered in patients presenting with pancytopenia and FUO
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pancytopenia
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Fever of Unknown Origin
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Med. Princ. Pract.
Year:
2012
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