Case Report

Brucellosis Presenting with Pericarditis: Case Report and Literature Review

Table 1

Laboratory assessment.

Variable/(unit)/(reference values) Before symptom onset Symptom onsetAfter 15 days

Hemoglobin (g/dL) ()13.612.6
Hematocrit (%) (37–47)40.539.5
Leukocytes (per mm3) (4,000–10,000)4.5004.300
Neutrophils (per mm3) (2,000–8,000)2.5201.720
Lymphocytes (per mm3) (1,000–4,000)1.1701.935
Platelets (per mm3) (150–400, 103)185.000181.000
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) (<59)10295
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) (<72)5150
Gamma-glutamyltransferase (U/L) (<73)162226
Lactic dehydrogenase (U/L) (313–618)660828
Chorionic gonadotropin (mIU/mL) (<5)<1
Alpha-fetoprotein (IU/mL) (<5)1.7
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm) (<15)15
HIV I/II antibodiesNonreagent
Epstein Barr antibodies IgM (U/mL) (<20)10
Epstein Barr antibodies IgG (U/mL) (<20)288
Cytomegalovirus antibodies IgMNonreagent
Cytomegalovirus antibodies IgGReagent
Toxoplasmosis antibodies IgMNonreagent
Toxoplasmosis antibodies IgGNonreagent
Hepatitis B—surface antigenNegative
Hepatitis C—anti HCV antibodies Nonreagent
Antinuclear antibody 1/80
Rheumatoid factor (IU/mL) (<14)14.45