Brucellosis accompanied by haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and multiple splenic abscesses in a patient with depression.

ABSTRACT

A 39-year-old woman was being treated for depression in our clinic. She subsequently developed a fever and was diagnosed with pancytopenia and moderate splenomegaly. Laboratory and bone marrow results, including markedly increased serum ferritin levels, suggested haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. CT showed multiple splenic abscesses and ovarian vein thrombosis. All laboratory values returned to normal after treatment for culture-positive brucellosis.