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Arch Ophthalmol. 2005;123:116-118.

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Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the gram-negative bacteria Brucella melitensis or Brucella abortus. It is transmitted from animals to man through the ingestion of unpasteurized milk, milk products, or uncooked meat.¹ The diagnosis of systemic brucellosis is clinically suggested in patients with fever, arthralgia, myalgias, anorexia, sweating, headache, and malaise. The onset can be acute or insidious, generally beginning within 2 to 4 weeks after inoculation.¹ A variety of ocular complications have been reported in patients with brucellosis.^2-3 Ocular inflammations are generally a late manifestation consisting variably of dacryoadenitis, episcleritis, chronic iridocyclitis, nummular keratitis, multifocal choroiditis, exudative retinal detachment, and optic neuritis.^4-6 Rare cases of endogenous endophthalmitis have been reported in which Brucella species have been isolated from vitreous humor.⁷

The purpose of this case report is to describe a case of multifocal choroiditis associated with serous retinal detachment in both eyes, without any other general symptoms, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Ronen Rabinowitz, MD; Marina Schneck, MD; Jaime Levy, MD; Tova Lifshitz, MD

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