Sabzi Feridoun, Faraji Reza
Preventive Cardiovascular Research Centre, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Caspian J Intern Med. 2017 Spring;8(2):116-118. doi: 10.22088/cjim.8.2.116.
Brucellosis pericarditis is an extremely rare involvement of the cardiovascular system with species that has worldwide distribution and is endemic in many provinces of Iran.
The present report describes an exceptional case of pericardial involvement by in a 50- year-old woman. The patient presented with night sweats, mild fever, weight loss, and chest pain.
Pericarditis occurs during the course of brucellosis as an isolated cardiac symptom and may be asymptomatic or may be manifested with chest pain as ischemic heart disease.
布鲁氏菌病性心包炎是一种极为罕见的心血管系统受累疾病,该病菌在全球范围内均有分布,在伊朗的许多省份呈地方性流行。
本报告描述了一名50岁女性患布鲁氏菌病性心包炎的罕见病例。该患者出现盗汗、低热、体重减轻及胸痛症状。
心包炎作为布鲁氏菌病病程中的一种孤立性心脏症状出现,可能无症状,或表现为类似缺血性心脏病的胸痛症状。