The novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2, emerged in China in late 2019, and a variety of clinical symptoms and signs were reported following patients’ clinical presentation. By contrast, human Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonosis that may present with general symptoms including fever, dry cough, malaise, and arthralgia, making it indistinguishable from other causes of respiratory infection. Here, an 18-year-old man who was hospitalized with a suspected COVID-19 infection, but finally confirmed as having Brucellosis with positive blood culture for Brucella melitensis is presented. This case is a reminder for healthcare workers to consider the diagnosis of Brucellosis in patients exhibiting febrile syndromes in endemic regions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
【저자키워드】 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), brucellosis, hepatomegaly, brucella melitensis, endemic infections, 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, Coronavirus disease 2019, Hospitalized, COVID-19 pandemic, Diagnosis, Symptom, healthcare worker, China, respiratory infection, Region, Culture, COVID-19 infection, Fever, Patient, zoonosis, Blood, Endemic, acute respiratory syndrome, clinical symptom, dry cough, syndrome, malaise, arthralgia, positive, febrile, caused, reported, variety, cause, exhibiting, Brucella, 【제목키워드】 Dry, Point, View,