Case Report

Volume: 8 | Issue: 3 | Published: Mar 12, 2024 | Pages: 57 - 59 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr.173-1702379496

Brucellosis Presenting as Hemorrhagic Fever: A Rare Presentation in the Middle East - A Case Report

Authors: Tareq Al-Salamah orcid logo

Article Info

Authors

Tareq Al-Salamah

Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11472, Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

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Publication History

Received: December 12, 2023

Accepted: February 28, 2024

Published: March 12, 2024

Abstract

Background: Zoonoses are infectious diseases, transmittable from vertebrate animals to humans. Hemorrhagic fevers are acute zoonotic diseases that can cause mild to life-threatening illnesses characterized by fever and bleeding disorders, while Brucellosis, also an infectious zoonotic disease, typically presents with high fever, muscle and joint pain, and malaise. Case Presentation: This case report discusses a 33-year-old male patient who presented with a febrile illness, accompanied by bleeding from various orifices, mimicking hemorrhagic fever, which after investigation turned out to be an unusual presentation of Brucellosis. Conclusion: This case emphasizes the importance of considering a broad differential diagnosis in patients with fever and hemorrhagic manifestations, not only in or near regions where Brucellosis is endemic, but also due to increasing international travel and globalization, also in regions where it is not.

Keywords: Brucellosis, Hemorrhagic Fever, Middle East, green

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Pubmed Style

Tareq Al-Salamah. Brucellosis Presenting as Hemorrhagic Fever: A Rare Presentation in the Middle East - A Case Report. EJMCR. 2024; 12 (March 2024): 57-59. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1702379496

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Tareq Al-Salamah. Brucellosis Presenting as Hemorrhagic Fever: A Rare Presentation in the Middle East - A Case Report. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1255 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1702379496

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Tareq Al-Salamah. Brucellosis Presenting as Hemorrhagic Fever: A Rare Presentation in the Middle East - A Case Report. EJMCR. 2024; 12 (March 2024): 57-59. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1702379496

Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Tareq Al-Salamah. Brucellosis Presenting as Hemorrhagic Fever: A Rare Presentation in the Middle East - A Case Report. EJMCR. (2024), [cited December 25, 2024]; 12 (March 2024): 57-59. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1702379496

Harvard Style

Tareq Al-Salamah (2024) Brucellosis Presenting as Hemorrhagic Fever: A Rare Presentation in the Middle East - A Case Report. EJMCR, 12 (March 2024): 57-59. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1702379496

Chicago Style

Tareq Al-Salamah. "Brucellosis Presenting as Hemorrhagic Fever: A Rare Presentation in the Middle East - A Case Report." 12 (2024), 57-59. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1702379496

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Tareq Al-Salamah. "Brucellosis Presenting as Hemorrhagic Fever: A Rare Presentation in the Middle East - A Case Report." 12.March 2024 (2024), 57-59. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1702379496

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Tareq Al-Salamah (2024) Brucellosis Presenting as Hemorrhagic Fever: A Rare Presentation in the Middle East - A Case Report. , 12 (March 2024), 57-59. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1702379496