An Unusual Cause of Non-Resolving Pneumonia–Brucellosis

Abstract

Not all miliary opacities on a chest radiograph are due to tuberculosis (TB). Brucellosis is an important zoonotic disease and remains a worldwide public health problem. This is a multi-system infection that may present with a wide range of clinical presentation, organ system involvement and complications. Presentation with a miliary pattern is a rare manifestation of brucellosis. We report the case of a 76-year-old male who presented with prolonged fever, miliary pattern on the chest radiograph in whom the diagnosis of brucellosis was confirmed as the aetiological cause.