Brucella pleurisy: An extremely rare complication of brucellosis

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Sep 20;10(9):e6366. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6366. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Abstract

Brucella is a rare pathogen of the lung. This intracellular organism can involve pleura in the sub-acute and chronic course of the disease. Here, we introduce an infrequent case of brucella pleurisy that presented to our hospital with chest pain.

Keywords: brucella; lung; pleurisy.

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  • Case Reports