Meningoencephalitis, pancytopenia, pulmonary insufficiency and splenic abscess in a patient with brucellosis

Authors

• Fugen Cokca, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara 06100, Turkey. Tel. +90 (312) 3103333. E-mail: cokcaf{at}infeksiyon.org
• Gulden Yilmaz-Bozkurt, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
• Alpay Azap, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
• Osman Memikoglu, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
• Emin Tekeli, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

Abstract

A complicated case of brucellosis with some rare features is reported. Brucellosis is a multisystemic disease. However, disseminated brucellosis with cerebral, pulmonary, hematopoietic and splenic involvement in an otherwise healthy patient is a rare event. In this article, we report a case of disseminated brucellosis who was initially diagnosed as myelodysplastic syndrome MDS and meningoencephalitis, pulmonary symptoms, and splenic abscess formation occurred thereafter.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

539

Last Page

541

Recommended Citation

Cokca, Fugen; Yilmaz-Bozkurt, Gulden; Azap, Alpay; Memikoglu, Osman; and Tekeli, Emin (2006) "Meningoencephalitis, pancytopenia, pulmonary insufficiency and splenic abscess in a patient with brucellosis," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 27: Iss. 4, Article 20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.3392