Table 1 Review of the clinical characteristics, treatment and outcome of the reported adult patients in the English literature with Brucellosis-related pericarditis and/or myocarditis in the absence of concomitant endocarditis.
Publication (Ref) | Cases, n | Clinical presentation | ECG | Echocardiography | Serum agglutination test | Cultures | Pericarditis | Myocarditis | Treatment | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pandit et al., 2010 [21] | 1 | Fever, dyspnea, constitutional symptomsa | Sinus tachycardia | Abnormal | 1:1280 | Positive | No | Yes | Streptomycin, doxycycline | Death |
Efe et al., 2009 [17] | 1 | Dyspnea | ST-depression T-wave inversion | Diffuse hypokinesia and ventricular dilatation (10-15% ejection fraction) | 1:5120 | Positive | No | Yes | Streptomycin (3 weeks, doxycycline (6 weeks | Cure |
Khorvash et al., 2007 [20] | 1 | Fever, constitutional symptoms | Sinus bradycardia High T-waves | Septal hypokinesia, 30% ejection fraction | 1:80 | Positive | No | Yes | Doxycycline (6 weeks, rifampicin (6 weeks | Relapse |
Hatipoglu et al., 2004 [14] | 2 | Dyspnea, arthritis, constitutional symptoms | NA | Pericardial effusion | 1:320 | Positive | Yes | No | Doxycycline (6 months), ofloxacin (6 months), rifampicin (6 months) | Cure |
| Â | Â | Fever, dyspnea, retrosternal pain | NA | Pericardial effusion | 1:640 | Negative | Yes | No | Gentamicin (2 weeks, doxycycline (6 weeks, ciprofloxacin (6 weeks | Cure |
Karagiannis et al., 2003 [22] | 1 | Fever, dyspnea | Atrial fibrillation | Large pericardial effusion | 1:1280 | Negativeb | Yes | No | Streptomycin (2 weeks, doxycycline (6 weeks, indomethacin (2 weeks | Cure |
Colmenero et al., 1996 [2] | 2c | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Na | NA |
Jubber et al., 1990 [23] | 1d | Fever, dyspnea, constitutional symptoms | T-wave inversion | Moderate hypokinesia of interventricular septum and posterior wall of left ventricle | Negative | NA | No | Yes | Vibramycin, rifampicin | Cure |
Rivera et al., 1988 [24] | 1 | Fever, chest pain, pericardial friction rub | NA | Moderate pericardial effusion | 1:640 | Positive | Yes | No | Rifampicin, doxycycline | Cure |
Lulu et al., 1988 [19] | 1e | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | No | Yes | NA | NA |
Ugartemendia et al., 1985 [12] | 2 | Fever, chest pain | NA | Severe pericardial effusion in both (tamponade) | 1:320, 1:640 | Positive | Yes | No | Cotrimoxazole, streptomysin, oxytetracycline | 1 death, 1 cure |
Gur et al., 1984 [25] | 1 | High remittent fever | Negative, biphasic or flat T-waves | NA | 1:6400 | Positive | No | Yes | Streptomycin (2 weeks, tetracycline (4.5 weeks | Relapse |