TY - JOUR JF - babol-caspjim JO - Caspian J Intern Med VL - 8 IS - 2 PY - 2017 Y1 - 2017/2/01 TI - Brucella pericarditis: A forgotten cause of chest pain TT - N2 - Background: Brucellosis pericarditis is an extremely rare involvement of the cardiovascular system with Brucella species that has worldwide distribution and is endemic in many provinces of Iran. Case presentation: The present report describes an exceptional case of pericardial involvement by Brucella melitensis in a 50- year-old woman. The patient presented with night sweats, mild fever, weight loss, and chest pain. Conclusion: 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. SP - 116 EP - 118 AU - Sabzi, Feridoun AU - Faraji, Reza AD - Preventive Cardiovascular Research Centre Kermanshah, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran KW - chest pain KW - Brucella KW - cardiovascular system. UR - http://caspjim.com/article-1-579-en.html DO - 10.22088/cjim.8.2.116 ER -