A Case of Brucella Endocarditis in Association with Subclavian Artery Thrombosis

Brucellosis is a common zoonosis, endemic in Mediterranean countries, and caused by bacteria of Brucella genus. Brucellosis is a systemic infection and the clinical presentation varies widely from asymptomatic and mild to severe disease. Cardiovascular complications are extremely rare. We present a...

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Main Authors: Claudia Colomba, Lucia Siracusa, Raffaella Rubino, Marcello Trizzino, Francesco Scarlata, Claudia Imburgia, Lucina Titone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/581489