Unusual cardiovascular complications of brucellosis presenting in two men: Two case reports and a review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gatselis, Nikolaos K ^a   Makaritsis, Konstantinos P ^a   Gabranis, Ioannis ^b   Stefos, Aggelos ^a   Karanikas, Konstantinos ^b   Dalekos, George N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 78651557347     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-22     Document Type: Article

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